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Drones target ISIS compound in Nangarhar leaving 12 dead, wounded
[Khaama (Afghanistan)] An  was carried out in eastern NangarharThe 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 on Thursday targetig a compound belonging to 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 loyalists, the local officials said Friday. The airstrike was carried out in the vicinity of the restive Khogyani district, leaving at least twelve fighters of the group dead or maimed. The provincial government media office in a statement also confirmed the airstrike left at least four ISIS turbans dead and eight others maimed. The statement further added that the US unmanned aerial vehicles targeted a compound of the terror group in Wazir Tangi area. The anti-government armed myrmidon groups including the ISIS loyalists have not commented regarding the report so far. This comes as at least eight foreign turbans were killed in a similar airstrike in this province on a day earlier. The 201st Silab Corps officials said the airstrikes were carried out on Wednesday in the vicinity of the restive Achin district. The officials further added that the turbans were targeted in the vicinity of Mamand Margha, leaving eight dead. According to the Silab Corps officials, the turbans killed during the airstrikes were likely hailing from the Pakistain. Posted by: Fred 2017-12-02 |
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