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Two self-declared Daesh 'governors' killed in Iraq: Report

Sunday, 31 January 2016 10:01 AM [ Last Update: Sunday, 31 January 2016 10:02 AM ]

Iraqi security forces gather near a temporary bridge south of Ramadi, Anbar Province, during a visit by Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi, December 29, 2015. ©AFP

Two self-declared governors, known as “walis” in Arabic, of Daesh Takfiri terrorist group have been killed in separate incidents in Iraq, a report says.

Iraq's al-Sumaria news channel reported on Sunday that Mohammad al-Vaziri, the self-proclaimed governor of the northern Iraqi province of Kirkuk, was killed in a joint aerial operation by the Iraqi Air Force and the US-led coalition purportedly fighting Daesh. Over 30 other members of Daesh were also killed in the raid.

The report said another Daesh ‘governor,’ known as Abu Hamzah, was killed along with five other terrorists during infighting in Iraq’s western province of Anbar.

In another development, Iraqi military forces and volunteer fighters destroyed Daesh hideouts in the central city of Samarra in Salahuddin Province.

Also on Sunday, at least three Daesh snipers were killed by Iraqi security forces in Anbar, military sources said.

According to the sources, Iraqi soldiers managed to liberate the Abu Risha district in Anbar’s provincial capital of Ramadi, and kill dozens of Daesh terrorists.

An Iraqi army helicopter flies over the Sufiya district on the outskirts of Ramadi, Anbar Province, as security forces on the ground clear the area, January 15, 2016. ©AFP

The Iraqi media also reported that Daesh militants planted bombs inside ten Christian-owned houses in the northern city of Mosul and detonated them. The major oil city has been under the control of Daesh since the summer of 2014. The northern and western parts of Iraq have been plagued by violence ever since Daesh began its march through the Iraqi territory.

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