High-Ranking Daesh Ringleader in Iraq Killed

TEHRAN (IQNA) – A ringleader of the Daesh terrorist group in Iraq was killed in an airstrike in eastern Syria, the Iraqi government said on Tuesday.

According to a statement by the Iraqi Counter-Terrorism Service, Moataz Numan Abdel Nayef Najm al-Jabouri was killed in an airstrike in Syria's Deir ez-Zour province.

The statement said within the terrorist group Al-Jabouri was known as “the governor of Iraq.”

It said he was “the associate leader of the terrorist group [Daesh] ISIS for provinces affairs and was responsible for planning and coordinating external terrorist operations.”

In late 2017, Baghdad declared there was no longer any Daesh presence in Iraq.

However, the terrorist group still maintains a presence in rural areas of Anbar, Diyala, Kirkuk, Saladin, and Mosul.

The Iraqi army continues to carry out frequent operations against the group in various parts of the country.

Source: Anadolu Agency