Prominent IS figure killed in US-led air strike in Iraq
The airstrike also destroyed four IS positions near the newly-freed town of Qayyara near Mosul
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In this image provided by the US Air Force, an F-16 Fighting Falcon takes off from Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, as the US, launched its first airstrikes by Turkey-based F-16 fighter jets against Islamic State targets in Syria. Photo: AP/PTI
A prominent leader of Islamic State (IS) group and four extremist militants were killed on Sunday in a US-led coalition airstrike near the IS stronghold of Mosul in northern Iraq, a security source said.
The airstrike destroyed four IS positions near the newly-freed town of Qayyara near Mosul, Xinhua news agency reported
The prominent leader of IS, among the five killed, was said to be close to the top IS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, a security source on condition of anonymity told Xinhua citing an intelligence report.
The source didn't give the name of the prominent leader, adding that there were six other IS militants injured in the airstrike.
On August 25, Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi declared the liberation of Qayyara after defeating the extremist militants.
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First Published: Sep 05 2016 | 2:24 AM IST