July 12, 2015

ISIS leader named Hafiz Saeed killed in drone strike in Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan


Pakistan based Hafiz Saeed with 10 million bounty on his head.




A former Taliban leader thought to be ISIS' leader in Afghanistan and Pakistan has been killed in a U.S. drone strike, Afghanistan's intelligence agency said Saturday.

In a statement, the National Directorate of Security reported that Hafiz Saeed was killed along with 30 other insurgents in a strike on their compound in the Achin region of Nangarhar Province.

"As a result of efforts made by the NDS, the location of ISIS fighters' gathering was found and the information was shared with the coalition forces who then carried out an airstrike on them," the Afghan agency said.

U.S. Army Col. Brian Tribus said American forces conducted a strike in Achin on Friday against "individuals threatening the force." He did not elaborate.

http://edition.cnn.com/2015/07/11/asia/isis-leader-killed-afghanistan/index.html

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