Iraqi troops kill Baghdadi’s right-hand man in Kirkuk
Kirkuk (Iraqinews.com) – Iraqi security forces killed on Monday the right-hand man of Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi on the outskirts of Kirkuk, intelligence sources were quoted as saying.
“Abu Walid al-Shishany, one of Baghdadi’s closest aides, was in a desert area on the outskirts of Kirkuk when Iraqi forces shot him dead,” the sources told Sky Press.
“The death of Shishany deals a big blow to the IS group as he was mainly tasked with plotting terrorist attacks against civilians in Kirkuk,” the sources added.
Pro-gov’t troops kill five foreign Islamic State insurgents in Iraq
Kirkuk (Iraqinews.com) – Pro-government troops launched in the wee hours of Monday a military operation in al-Hawija district in Kirkuk, managing to kill five foreign militants of the Islamic State group, a military source was quoted as saying.
Speaking to Baghdad Today, the source said: “A force from al-Hashd al-Shaabi (Popular Mobilization Forces) 16th brigade launched a manhunt for IS militants in al-Humayra village in Hawija, southwest of Kirkuk.”
“Five foreign IS insurgents were killed in the operation,” according to the source, who spoke on condition of anonymity.