4 ISIS Leaders Killed in Iraq in August Raid: CENTCOM

The U.S. military believes it has identified four high-profile suspects from a group of 14 ISIS terrorists killed during an operation last month in western Iraq. “U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) forces and Iraqi Security Forces conducted a partnered raid in Western Iraq that resulted in the death of 14 ISIS operatives on 29 August,” CENTCOM said in a press statement on Sept. 13. “This operation targeted ISIS leaders and served to disrupt and degrade ISIS’ ability to plan, organize, and conduct attacks against Iraqi civilians, as well as U.S. citizens, allies, and partners throughout the region and beyond.” CENTCOM, which oversees military operations across the Middle East, said it can now confirm that four leaders of the ISIS terrorist group were among those killed in last month’s raid. The U.S. military component identified the four as Ahmad Hamid Husayn Abd-al-Jalil al-Ithawi, Abu Hammam, Abu-‘Ali al-Tunisi, and Ahmad al-Issawi....