A first-generation al-Qaeda leader killed in Diyala: MP
| They called him Gramps abu AQI, but never to his face. |
Furat al-Tamimi told alsumaria News that “ a joint security team managed to kill Ali Mohamed Sahi in a special operation south of Beldruz (30 km east of Baqubah)”.
Tamimi said Sahi belonged to the earliest generation of al-Qaeda leaders in Diyala.
According to Tmaimi, Sahi joined the Islamic State after the militant group came to the forefront, noting that he leads “ one of the most dangerous terrorist cells in Diyala, especially at the Dainiya Basin”.
Sahi fled Mosul to Diyala after the city was recaptured by Iraqi troops in July.
Al-Qaeda, which fought against U.S. troops following the 2003 invasion of Iraq against late president Saddam Hussein, has seen its militant activity disappearing with the rise of the Islamic State in 2014. Many members of the group are thought to have joined IS when the latter proclaimed a self-styled “caliphate” in Iraq and neighboring Syria in 2014.
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Four Islamic State militants killed in surprise security campaigns in Diyala
Diyala (Iraqinews.com) Four Islamic State militants were killed in various security campaigns in Diyala over the past 24 hours, a military commander said.
“Iraqi troops, backed by al-Hashd al-Shaabi, carried out various surprise security campaigns, targeting Islamic State in Baqubah city in Diyala, leaving four militants killed,” Commander of Tigris Operations Maj. Gen. Mazhar al-Azzawi told Alghad Press on Monday.
The security campaigns were launched after receiving accurate intelligence information on the location of the IS terrorists, he added.