BAGHDAD: Iraq has conducted an air strike on three houses in the Syrian town of Hajin where Daesh leaders were meeting, killing 45 members of the militant group, its military said on Saturday.
"Iraqi F-16 jets carried out a successful air strike that targeted a meeting of Daesh leaders ... in the Hajin area within Syrian territory. The operation resulted in the complete destruction of the targets, and the killing of around 45 terrorists," the military's joint operations command said.
Iraqi jets hit three houses connected by a trench, the military said, adding that those killed included the group's "deputy war minister", one of its "media emirs", its leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi's personal courier and its chief of police.
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Iraqi military air strikes against Daesh targets in Syria kill 45
Iraqi military air strikes against Daesh targets in Syria kill 45
- Iraq has conducted an air strike on three houses in the Syrian town of Hajin where Daesh leaders were meeting.
- 45 members of the militant group were killed in the strikes.
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“Eight of our citizens have lost their lives and 26 have been injured. The injured were taken to hospitals in the region,” said Hulusi Sahin, without specifying whether foreign nationals were among the casualties.
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