Thirteen Daesh leaders have been killed by the US-led coalition in the past month in Iraq and Syria, Operation Inherent Resolve spokesman John Dorrian told reporters today.
“By taking these individuals off the battlefield, it creates some really disruptive effects to enemy command and control,” Dorrian said.
Amongst those killed was Daesh’s minister of information, known as Dr Wail, and the Emir of east Mosul military police Abu Bakr. “The removal of #daesh propaganda minister Dr Wa’il disrupting the illusion that things are going well for #ISIL in #Mosul,” he wrote on Twitter using another acronym for the group.
“We removed #ISIS deputy militar emir Abu Jannat. He was responsible for military operations around #Mosul and manufacturing chemical weapons.”
Dorrian said there are between 3,000 and 4,500 Daesh militants remaining in Mosul.
US and Iraqi commanders are expected to begin a push on Mosul by the second half of October to rid Iraq’s northern capital from Daesh.
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