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Iraqi Prime Minister Announces Elimination of ISIS* Leader and Top Commanders

© AP Photo / Pamela SmithPrime Minister of Iraq Mohammed Shia' Al Sudani enters the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly.
Prime Minister of Iraq Mohammed Shia' Al Sudani enters the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly. - Sputnik International, 1920, 22.10.2024
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BAGHDAD (Sputnik) - The leader of the Islamic State* terrorist group in Iraq and eight other high-ranking commanders haven been eliminated, Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al Sudani said on Tuesday.
"I congratulate our esteemed people on the elimination of the so-called 'Emir of Iraq' of the terrorist organization ISIS and eight of its high-ranking commanders as a result of a unique heroic operation by the counter-terrorism National Security Service, as well as as a result of joint operations targeting the terrorists' holes where they were hiding in the mountains," the prime minister said in a statement.
U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptors deployed to CENTCOM’s area of responsibility. CENTCOM photo released June 14, 2023. - Sputnik International, 1920, 13.10.2024
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*A terrorist group outlawed in Russia and many other countries.
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