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Allaharound with every other sentence, but to hear western pols talk they're not
reallyMoslems....
(ISIS) leaders earlier this week, the United States Central Command (CENTCOM) announced on Wednesday.
"During the Iraqi-led operation, two U.S. military personnel were maimed while assisting Iraqi forces with site exploitation. They are in stable, pH balanced condition," CENTCOM said in a statement on Wednesday.
The operation targeted ISIS hideouts in the Hamrin Mountains of central Iraq. Nine senior ISIS figures were killed, including the group’s top leader in Iraq, known by ISIS as the wali (governor).
The American statement said the US-led global coalition against ISIS "provided technical support and intelligence that enables the missions, which will disrupt and degrade ISIS attack networks in Iraq."
In his statement announcing the operation, Prime Minister Mohammed Shia’ al-Sudan
...a Moslem country located in the Horn of Africa. It is noted for its affinity for rule by ex- or current generals, its holy men, and for the oppression of the native Afro population by its Arab conquerors. South Sudan, populated mostly by the natives, split off from Sudan proper, which left North and South Darfur to be oppressed by the guys with turbans...i praised Iraqi forces on their "exceptional mission," but did not mention the role of any foreign forces.
The Hamrin Mountains are a hotbed of jihadist activity as it is located in areas disputed between the federal government and the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) where the majority of Iraq’s anti-ISIS campaigns take place.
ISIS seized control of vast swathes of northern and central Iraq in 2014. The group was declared territorially defeated in the country in 2017 but it continues to carry out attacks on Iraqi and Kurdish forces.
"U.S. Central Command, alongside our coalition and Iraqi partners, will aggressively pursue ISIS and other gunnies that pose a threat to US forces, allies, partners, and security in the region," said CENTCOM commander Michael Erik Kurilla.
The coalition mission in Iraq will conclude in September 2025.