US airstrike in Iraq kills top ISIS leader
In Iraq, the top Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) leader, Jabbar Salman Ali Farhan al-Issawi, also known as Abu Yasser, was killed in an airstrike by a US-led military coalitionJabbar Salman Ali Farhan al-Issawi, 43 was killed in a joint mission of US and Iraqi forces, informed the coalition. He was believed to have coordinated ISIS’s operations in Iraq and relayed guidance to the group’s fighters across the country.The airstrike was conducted to check the resurging terror campaign after a double-suicide bombing in Baghdad in January.His “death is another significant blow to Daesh (ISIS) resurgence efforts in Iraq,” said coalition spokesman Wayne Marotto.Earlier, ISIS had claimed responsibility for the double-suicide bombing that killed 32 people in Baghdad last week, the deadliest s...
