WASHINGTON: Defense Secretary Ash Carter says US forces have killed a senior Daesh leader known as Haji Iman, marking a further erosion of top leadership in the militant group in Syria and Iraq.
Carter and Gen. Joseph Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, made the announcement Friday at a news conference at the Pentagon.
Carter said the Daesh leader was well-known within its ranks, and that his death will hinder the network’s operations in Iraq and Syria.
Carter said he knows that Daesh leaders are often replaced.
Officials: US killed senior Daesh leader
Officials: US killed senior Daesh leader
