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56 ISIS militants killed in Nangarhar operations, local officials claim
 [Khaama (Afghanistan)] At least 56 loyalists 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 Allaharound with every other sentence, but to hear the pols talk they're not reallyMoslems.... of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist group were killed in the latest operations conducted 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, local officials said Tuesday. The provincial police commandment in a statement said the gunnies were killed as a result of the joint operations conducted in Achin district. The statement further added that the operations were conducted with the support of air power as well as the ground forces targeting the gunnies of the terror group in Pekha district. Several foreign holy warriors were also among those killed, the statement said, adding that some weapons and ammunitions along with explosives were seized during the operations. The loyalists of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist group have not commented regarding the report so far. The Afghan forces as well as the US forces based in Afghanistan are regularly conducting counter-terrorism operations to root out the loyalists of the terror group who are attempting to expand foothold in the country. Posted by: Fred 2016-10-05 |
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