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New deadly US airstrike target ISIS hideout in Nangarhar, 22 killed, wounded
[Khaama (Afghanistan)] The United States forces based in Afghanistan conducted a new Arclight airstrike on the hideout 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) terrorist group 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.

According to the local security officials, the latest Arclight airstrike was carried out by the US forces using unmanned aerial vehicles.

The officials further added that the Arclight airstrike carried out on Wednesday in the vicinity of Khogyani district left at least 22 ISIS gunnies dead or maimed.

The provincial police commandment in a statement confirmed the Arclight airstrike and said the gunnies were targeted in Wazir Tangi area of Khogyani.

The statement further added that 14 ISIS gunnies were killed and 8 others were maimed in the Arclight airstrike.

According to the provincial police commandment, some weapons and ammunition and explosives belonging to the terror group were also destroyed in the air raid.


Posted by: Fred 2017-10-27
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