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Afghanistan
Top ISIS commander likely killed in Afghan Air Force raid in Nangarhar
2016-05-27
[Khaama (Afghanistan)] A top commander of the loyalists of 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 has likely been killed in Arclight airstrikes 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.

The Ministry of Defense (MoD) said the Arclight airstrikes were carried out in Kot and Achin districts of Nangarhar by the Afghan Air Force.

A statement by MoD said at least 8 bandidos holy warriors were killed in the air raids and a top commander of the terror group identified as Mullah Bozorg has likely been killed as well.

The anti-government armed hard boy groups have not commented regarding the reports so far.

The loyalists of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist group are actively operating in a number of the remote districts of Nangarhar province where they often launch terrorist attacks.

Achin and Kot districts are in particular the hotbed of the holy warriors of ISIS terrorist groups where they initially launched their operations from.

In the meantime, the Afghan National Security Forces have stepped up attacks against the bandidos holy warriors operating in Nangarhar, including the Taliban and ISIS groups to suppress their insurgency activities.

The US forces also increased their attacks against the loyalists of ISIS group during the recent months which followed amid concerns that the terror group is attempting to establish a regional operational base and consolidate operations with the terror group in Syria and Iraq.
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