URGENT: ISIS Mufti of Anbar killed in aerial bombardment in eastern Ramadi
Aerial bombardment. File photo.
(IraqiNews.com) Anbar – Khalidiya Council in Anbar province announced on Tuesday, that the so-called ISIS Mufti (Egyptian national) was killed in an aerial bombardment conducted by the international coalition aviation in eastern Ramadi (110 km west of Baghdad).
The Head of the Council Ali Dawood said in a statement followed by IraqiNews.com, “This morning, international coalition aviation, based on accurate intelligence information, conducted an air strike on sites belonging to the ISIS in Khalidiya Island (20 km east of Ramadi), killing Abu Dujana al-Masri who are also known as ISIS legitimate Mufti in Anbar.”
Dawood added, “The aerial shelling has also resulted in the detonation of a vehicle carrying a rocket launcher, as well a large cache of weapons and explosive devices in the targeted area in Khalidiya Island in eastern Ramadi.”