ISIS members including local leaders and Baghdadi’s relative killed in western Mosul
Federal Police has declared killing a relative of Islamic State supreme leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi and other group leaders in western Mosul.
The troops targeted IS leaders through shelling, Lt. Gen. Shaker Jawdat, chief of Federal Police, said in a statement. The forces killed abu Baraa al-Daghestani, a military official, and his aide abu Abd al-Rahman al-Zemari in al-Jisr al-Khames region, north of the Old City.
Moreover, Jawdat declared killing of Abdullah al-Husseini, a relative of Baghdadi, Khaled Ali Nada, minister of zakat, and Blood Judge [executioner judge] called abu Hussein as they were targeted in al-Zanjili district.
In related news, Al-Hashd Al-Shaabi, known as Public Mobilization Units (PMUs), announced killing five IS members in the west of Mosul.
The 28th brigade noticed five IS members while trying to infiltrate in the vicinity of Tal Abta within the forces operations unit, the troops said in a statement adding they were killed immediately.
Islamic State has lost many of its senior commanders since operations launched to retake the western side of Mosul.
On Wednesday, Iraqi security forces announced controlling 30 percent of western Mosuls Old City.
Iraqi troops, backed by U.S.-led coalition, recaptured eastern Mosul in January after an offensive was launched in mid-October. A new offensive was launched in February to retake the western side of the city.
Source: /Iraqi News
