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150 ISIS militants killed or wounded in Shaheen-25 operations so far
[Khaama (Afghanistan)] At least 150 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 have been killed or maimed during the ongoing Shaheen-25 operations so far. According to the local government officials, the holy warriors have been killed or maimed in the past ten days and since the operations were launched. Provincial governor’s front man Ataullah Khogyani said the Shaheen-25 operations are successfully being conducted and several commanders of the terror group are among those killed or maimed. Khogyani further added that the coalition forces are also supporting the Afghan forces during their fight against the loyalists of the terror group. He said the US forces are providing close air support to the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces. The Shaheen-25 operations were launched ten days ago to suppress the growing insurgency of ISIS terrorist group in 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. The operations led by 201st Silab Corps of the Afghan National Army (ANA) forces were launched after receiving approval from the national security council of the country. This comes as the officials were concerned that the loyalists of the terror group are attempting to expand their foothold in Nangarhar and turn the province into their regional operational base, forcing the Afghan officials as well as the US administration to resume Posted by: Fred 2017-02-26 |
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