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Australia says coalition forces killed over 9000 ISIS fighters

 Australia says coalition forces killed over 9000 ISIS fighters

Australian Vice Admiral David Johnston

Australian Vice Admiral David Johnston
Vice Admiral David Johnston

(IraqiNews.com) On Monday, Australia’s Chief of Joint Operations Vice Admiral David Johnston said, that the international coalition forces are making significant inroads against ISIS with more than 9000 ISIS fighters killed in Iraq.

Vice Admiral Johnston said today to the media in Canberra, that the Australian forces were having success against the ISIS group, and that the U.S.-led international coalition forces killed around 9500 ISIS fighters in Iraq.

“The U.S. assess that the number of IS fighters killed is approximately 9,500,”

“While we are not using body count as a measuring stick, it is a warning to those who might be influenced by Islamic extremists that there are deadly consequences if they travel to Iraq or Syria to fight,” Vice Admiral Johnston said.

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