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xinhua news agency, beijing, september 15th. the us central command confirmed on the 13th that the us military stationed in iraq and iraqi security forces killed four leaders of the extremist organization "islamic state" in a joint operation carried out in western iraq on august 29.

the u.s. central command said in a statement that the operation targeted the leaders of the islamic state and aimed to disrupt and weaken the islamic state's ability to plan, organize and carry out attacks against iraqi civilians.

the us central command confirmed that four isis leaders were killed in the operation, including ahmed issawi, head of its operations in iraq, and abu ali tuunisi, head of its technical department.

according to the us central command, in addition to the above four people, another 10 "islamic state" militants were killed and seven us soldiers were injured.

the iraqi military said in a statement that the operation took place in the desert of anbar province in western iraq. the iraqi military said it had killed an important leader of the islamic state, but did not disclose his identity.

in 2014, the islamic state seized large areas of western and northern iraq, and the us-led international coalition against the islamic state subsequently increased its troops in iraq. as the main combat mission ended, the united states withdrew its combat troops from iraq in december 2021, leaving about 2,500 troops to provide military advisors and training to iraq. (jiang guopeng)