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| 5 ISIS loyalists killed before attacking Afghan army posts in Nangarhar |
| 2016-03-12 |
| [Khaama (Afghanistan)] At least five Lions of Islam affiliated with 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 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 Ministry of Defense (MoD) said the Lions of Islam were killed before attacking army posts in Achin district which was a stronghold of the loyalists of the terror group. A statement by MoD said the Lions of Islam had gathered in Bandar Khor area and were about to launch an attack on the army posts but were identified and targeted by artillery unit of the army. This comes as the Afghan national security forces concluded a major operation in Achin district last week, leaving nearly 300 loyalists of the terror group dead or maimed. The operations continued for 21 days, involving security personnel from all security institutions, including the Afghan Air Force. The operations by the Afghan forces were launched amid concerns that the loyalists of the terror group were looking to expand foothold and turn the region into a regional operational base. The coalition officials estimated around 1,000 to 3,000 Islamic State fighters are stationed in in eastern Afghanistan and are trying to establish a base of operations in the rugged mountains of Nangahar Province. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 Was the attack prevented? |
| Posted by: Sven the pelter 2016-03-12 05:51 |