Iraqi and US forces kill a top IS commander and other militants in joint operation

Iraqi forces and U.S. troops conducted a joint operation in Anbar province, killing several senior Islamic State (IS) commanders. Among the dead were Abu Ali Al-Tunisi, wanted by the U.S. for $5 million, and Ahmad Hamed Zwein, IS deputy commander in Iraq. The operation, which began in late August, resulted in the confiscation of weapons and identification of 14 IS commanders. Despite IS’s defeat in 2017, sleeper cell attacks have increased in Iraq and Syria. The U.S. plans to transition its forces out of Iraq gradually.READ FULL