The U.S. military says it killed four leaders of the jihadist group Islamic State (IS) in western Iraq in late August. The militia’s military operations manager in Iraq was also killed in the operation, which was carried out jointly with Iraqi security forces, the U.S. Central Command Centcom, which is responsible for the Middle East, said Friday in its online service X.
The operation targeted IS leaders and weakened IS’s ability to “organize and conduct operations against civilians,” the statement said. A total of 14 IS members were killed during the August 29 operation.
Centcom’s message on X:
Permanent victory over IS as a goal
Several U.S. soldiers were injured. Centcom remains committed to the continued defeat of ISIS, “which continues to threaten the United States, our allies and partners, and regional stability,” said U.S. Gen. Michael Erik Kurilla.
Iraq wants complete withdrawal of international troops
The operation came amid ongoing talks between Baghdad and Washington over the future of the anti-jihadist coalition in Iraq. Iraq has set a goal of a complete withdrawal of international troops, but no timetable has been announced. The US has about 2,500 troops in Iraq and 900 in Syria as part of the international coalition against IS.
Source: Krone
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