MOSCOW (Sputnik) — A senior military commander of the Islamic State (Daesh) terrorist group was killed during the operation launched by the Iraqi army near the city of Khaldiya in the Iraqi province of Anbar, commander of the Iraqi army's operations in Anbar Ismail Mahlavi said Saturday.
"[Iraqi army] with the support of the international coalition's aircraft and the [Iraqi] Air Forces managed to kill ten Daesh militants in Khaldiya province, including one of the Daesh leaders, known as Abu Safha Libi," Mahlavi told Alsumaria broadcaster.
On Saturday, Iraqi army launched a military operation to liberate province of Khaldiya from Daesh terrorists.
The Islamic State, also known as Daesh in Arabic, is a designated terrorist organization that is outlawed in Russia and numerous other countries.
A US-led coalition of over 60 nations has been conducting airstrikes on positions of Daesh group in Iraq and Syria since 2014.
