Iraq's military says its forces and American troops have killed a senior commander with the Islamic State group who was wanted by the United States. It says that several other prominent militants were also killed in a joint operation in western Iraq. The military said on Friday that the operation in Anbar province began in late August.
The operation in Iraq ’s western Anbar province began in late August, the Iraq i military said, and involved also members of the Iraq i National Intelligence Service and Iraq ’s air force.
Despite their defeat, attacks by IS sleeper cells in Iraq and Syria have been on the rise over the past years, with scores of people killed or wounded.the United States military and Iraq launched a joint raid Five of the American troops were wounded in the raid itself, while two others suffered injuries from falls during the operation. One who suffered a fall was transported out of the region, while one of the wounded was evacuated for further treatment, a U.S. defense official said at the time, speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss details of the operation that had not yet been made public.
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