Kabul(July 15, 2017): The U.S. military announced the death of Abu Sayed, head of the Islamic State group in Afghanistan.
It happened Tuesday in a drone strike on ISIS headquarters in Kunar Province in Northeastern Afghanistan. A Pentagon statement says that several other militants were killed as well.
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis says that killing Abu Sayed is significant because the loss of leadership sets insurgent groups back for days or weeks.
In Jerusalem, Arab attackers struck at Israeli police today in one of the holiest sites of both Islam and Judaism. Three gunmen killed two police officers before being shot dead themselves.
The spokesperson said other members of the militant group were also killed in the raid that will significantly disrupt the group’s plans to expand its presence in Afghanistan.
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