{"id":116983,"date":"2024-09-19T09:56:18","date_gmt":"2024-09-19T09:56:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/?p=116983"},"modified":"2024-09-19T09:56:20","modified_gmt":"2024-09-19T09:56:20","slug":"iraqi-warplanes-kill-isis-leader-in-kirkuk-airstrike","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/116983\/","title":{"rendered":"Iraqi warplanes kill ISIS leader in Kirkuk airstrike"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) &#8211; <\/strong>Iraqi warplanes conducted airstrikes on Thursday, killing six &#8220;terrorists&#8221; in Kirkuk Governorate in northern Iraq, including a prominent Islamic State (ISIS) leader.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Among those killed was Omar Salah Nehmeh, also known as Abu Khattab, identified as one of the most dangerous leaders of ISIS, along with Othman Abu Abed and Izz al-Din Hisham, according to a statement from the Joint Operations Command.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The strikes, carried out by F-16 aircraft, were part of a coordinated operation following intelligence reports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Following the airstrikes, a raid and search operation was conducted by the Iraqi National Intelligence Service in collaboration with the Counter-Terrorism Service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During the search, &#8220;the bodies of the terrorists and numerous explosive belts, weapons, technical equipment, and various phones that were used by them were found,&#8221; the statement added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The operation comes two days after statements from the Iraqi Prime Minister, Muhammad Shia&#8217; al-Sudani, who said &#8220;the justifications for the presence of the International Coalition have ended,&#8221; and that there is no longer a need for a coalition of 86 countries in Iraq.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>By Ster Youssef<\/strong><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) &#8211; Iraqi warplanes conducted airstrikes on Thursday, killing six &#8220;terrorists&#8221; in Kirkuk Governorate in northern Iraq, including a prominent Islamic State (ISIS) leader. 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