Iraqi state-run TV says Islamic State's second-in-command killed in airstrike
Ayad al-Jumaili was killed with other IS commanders near the border with Syria
An Iraqi Federal Police member fires an RPG towards Islamic State positions during combats in Mosul, Iraq, April 1, 2017. PHOTO: REUTERS
BAGHDAD:
Ayad al-Jumaili, the man believed to be the deputy of Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, has been killed in an air strike, Iraqi State TV said on Saturday, citing Iraq's military intelligence.
Jumaili was killed with other Islamic State commanders in a strike carried out by the Iraqi air force in the region of al-Qaim, near the border with Syria, the channel said, without giving the date of the raid.
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The TV described Jumaili as Islamic State's "second-in-command" and "war minister".
The spokesperson of the US-led anti-Islamic State coalition couldn't immediately be reached for comments.
Ayad al-Jumaili, the man believed to be the deputy of Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, has been killed in an air strike, Iraqi State TV said on Saturday, citing Iraq's military intelligence.
Jumaili was killed with other Islamic State commanders in a strike carried out by the Iraqi air force in the region of al-Qaim, near the border with Syria, the channel said, without giving the date of the raid.
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The TV described Jumaili as Islamic State's "second-in-command" and "war minister".
The spokesperson of the US-led anti-Islamic State coalition couldn't immediately be reached for comments.