20 ISIS elements including retired pilot killed in Salahuddin and Anbar

 

 

 

 

(IraqiNews.com) Ministry of Defense announced Tuesday that 20 ISIS members, including a retired pilot, had been killed in Salahuddin and Anbar.

The ministry said in a statement obtained by IraqiNews.com, “Salahuddin Operations forces were able to kill five ISIS elements in the area of Awja al-Jadida near the General Hospital of Tikrit, and destroy two ISIS armored vehicles.”

The ministry added, “The Army Aviation carried out a successful air strike in Albu Said area in Anbar province, which resulted in killing 15 terrorists, including a retired pilot, Majid Hammadi Shihab who was the new military commander of ISIS in that region. Our aircrafts targeted Diwan Sheikh Hikmat that was a shelter for those terrorist gangs.”