ISIS so-called Deputy Wali of Kirkuk killed in airstrike west of Hawija
Iraqi F-16 warplane. File photo.
(IraqiNews.com) Kirkuk – War Media Cell announced on Wednesday, that the Iraqi Air Force managed to kill the so-called Deputy Wali of Kirkuk in an aerial bombardment west of Hawija.
The cell said in a statement received by IraqiNews.com, “IAF conducted air strikes, based on accurate intelligence, to target three vehicles for ISIS near the village of the tree in west of Hawija,” noting that, “One of the vehicles was transporting the so-called Deputy Wali of Kirkuk.”
“The aerial bombing resulted in the killing of the target alongside six of his aides, in addition to wounding 20-22 other ISIS elements that had accompanied him,” the statement also added.