us and iraqi security forces launched a joint attack, killing four senior isis members
2024-09-14
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china news service, beijing, september 14 comprehensive news: the us central command issued a statement on social media on the 13th local time saying that the us military and iraqi security forces launched a joint raid in western iraq on august 29, killing 14 members of the extremist organization "islamic state", including 4 leaders, one of whom the united states had offered a reward of 5 million us dollars for his arrest.
according to the new york times, the leaders killed included tunisian national abu ali tunis, for whom the united states had previously offered a $5 million reward. this person was responsible for the design and manufacture of important explosives in the islamic state, including improvised explosive devices, suicide vests and car bombs.
a statement from the u.s. central command said that also killed were the top commander in charge of all islamic state operations in iraq and two senior commanders in charge of operations in western iraq.
the statement pointed out that the goal of the raid was to strike at the leadership of the islamic state and disrupt and weaken the islamic state's ability to plan, organize and carry out attacks against iraqi civilians, american citizens, american allies and partners.
the u.s. military and iraqi security forces launched a joint raid in the western desert of iraq on august 29. according to information released at the time, the raid also injured seven u.s. soldiers.
the u.s. central command said the assessment of the raid is still ongoing and more results will be released in due course.
according to foreign media reports, since the current round of israeli-palestinian conflict, us military bases in iraq have been attacked many times.
iraqi prime minister sudani once said that the us military has become a cause of instability in iraq and is frequently targeted, and the us military's strikes are often not coordinated with the iraqi government.
currently, the number of u.s. troops stationed in iraq is about 2,500. according to previous reports by foreign media, the u.s. and the iraqi government have basically agreed to withdraw the multinational joint forces stationed in iraq in batches before 2026. (end)
