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US and Iraq joint raid kills 15 IS members

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A joint operation between US and Iraqi forces resulted in the death of 15 members of the Islamic State group in western Iraq. The raid targeted key leaders of the group and was carried out early Thursday morning. According to CENTCOM, 7 US troops were injured during the operation, with 5 of them being wounded and 2 injured in falls. Iraqi forces reported that the militants were armed with numerous weapons, grenades, and explosive belts. There were no reported civilian casualties. The raid was part of ongoing joint security efforts between the US and Iraq.

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    US Central Command
    1. This operation targeted ISIS leaders to disrupt and degrade ISIS' ability to plan, organize, and conduct attacks against Iraqi civilians, as well as U.S. citizens, allies, and partners throughout the region and beyond.
    2. All hideouts, weapons, and logistical support were destroyed, explosive belts were safely detonated and important documents, identification papers and communication devices were seized.
    3. ISIS remains a threat to the region, our allies, as well as our homeland. US CENTCOM alongside our coalition and Iraqi partners, will continue to aggressively pursue these terrorists.
    4. Iraqi security forces continue to further exploit the locations raided.

Iraq War Aftermath

  1. Four IS leaders killed in Iraq raid
  2. Five rockets launched from Iraq towards US military base in Syria, security sources report
  3. Iraq and United States initiate discussions on ending U.S.-led military coalition

sources

  1. 1.CTV News
  2. 2.The Guardian
  3. 3.Al Jazeera
  4. 4.France 24
  5. 5.Le Monde
  6. 6.Agence France-Presse
  7. 7.Associated Press
  8. 8.Reuters

perspectives

  1. 1.US Foreign Policy
  2. 2.Israel Foreign Policy
  3. 3.Iran Foreign Policy
  4. 4.Ethnic tensions
  5. 5.Sunni/Shiites Dispute
  6. 6.Turkish Foreign Policy
  7. 7.Kurdish nationalism
  8. 8.Syrian War Aftermath
  9. 9.Iraq War Aftermath
  10. 10.Syria under Bashar al-Assad

countries

  1. 1.AfghanistanAF
  2. 2.IsraelIL
  3. 3.IraqIQ
  4. 4.Iran, Islamic Republic ofIR
  5. 5.Syrian Arab RepublicSY
  6. 6.United StatesUS

organizations

  1. 1.Islamic State
  2. 2.ISIS-K
  3. 3.US Central CommandUS
  4. 4.al-Qaeda
  5. 5.Iraqi Security Forces
  6. 6.ISIL
  7. 7.Islamic Resistance in Iraq

persons

  1. 1.Abby Sewell
  2. 2.Qassim Abdul-Zahra
  3. 3.Saddam Hussein

technicals

  1. 1.Islam
  2. 2.Anbar Desert
US and Iraq joint raid kills 15 IS members