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Airstrike kills ISIS group's No. 2 leader in Afghanistan
[Khaama (Afghanistan)] The second-in-command of the Islamic State
...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allah around with every other sentence, but to hear the pols talk they're not really Moslems....
 of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) affiliates in Afghanistan was killed in an Arclight airstrike in eastern Nangarhar
The unfortunate Afghan province located adjacent to Mohmand, Kurram, and Khyber Agencies. The capital is Jalalabad. The province was the fief of Younus Khalis after the Soviets departed and one of his sons is the current provincial Taliban commander. Nangarhar is Haqqani country..
 province of Afghanistan.

The Afghan Intelligence -- National Directorate of Security
...the Afghan national intel agency...
 (NDS) said Gul Zaman was ISIS group's No. 2, head of military operations who was killed in the raid in Achin district.

At least six others were also killed along with Gul Zaman in the Arclight airstrike which was apparently carried out on Monday, NDS added.

This comes as local officials sid Monday at least 49 murderous Moslems affiliated with ISIS terrorist group were killed in separate drone strikes in eastern Nangahar province.

The provincial government front man Ahmad Zia Abdulzai said the first Arclight airstrike was carried out around 12:00 pm local time, leaving at least 12 murderous Moslems dead.

He said at least 37 others who were apparently ISIS affiliates were killed in the second drone strike in the same area around 2:00 pm local time.

The Arclight airstrikes were carried out as the murderous Moslems had gathered for a meeting in Achin district, the local residents said, adding that several dead bodies were left in the area following the raids.


Posted by: Fred 2015-07-08
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