Several ISIL Commanders Close to Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi Killed in Iraq's Air Raids Near Syria Border
TEHRAN (FNA)- A number of notorious commanders close to ISIL leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi were killed in Iraqi army airstrikes on militants' positions in al-Anbar province near the border with Syria.
"The Iraqi air force fighter jets raided the ISIL's military positions in the city of al-Ratabeh in Western al-Anbar (near Syria borders), killing several terrorists, including five ISIL commanders," the Arabic-language Maloumeh news website quoted an informed source as saying on Wednesday.
The source reiterated that the killed militants were among senior ISIL commanders and very close to Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.
In a relevant development in early December, the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) claimed that they captured the deputy of ISIL's commander, Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi, during an operation in the Eastern region of the Euphrates Valley.
According to a statement released by the SDF, their troops captured Baghdadi’s deputy, Usama Al-Awaid, after conducting an attack on a cell of the terrorist group, massdar news reported.