[Khaama (Afghanistan)] Five members of the Lion of Islam group 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....
(IS) which is also known by its Arabic name Daesh [Islamic State] have been killed in a drone strike in Achin district of 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, an official said on Wednesday.
Achin’s governor Haji Ghalib Mujahid said the Lions of Islam were targeted in Bandar area late Tuesday afternoon.
He added that one of those killed was a local commander of the group who was riding on a horse by the time of the attack.
U.S. Forces have increased air campaign against Lions of Islam in Nangarhar which is considered the stronghold of Daesh [Islamic State] in Afghanistan.
The coalition officials estimate between 1,000 to 3,000 Islamic State fighters are stationed in eastern Afghanistan and are trying to establish a base of operations in the rugged mountains of Nangarhar Province.