Iraq, counter-IS coalition kill, capture Islamic State figures
The US-led anti-IS coalition provided helicopter transport for the Iraqi raid in al-Rutba.
Iraqi commandos killed a suspected Islamic State (IS) financier and captured an IS leader in an operation in western Anbar province on Monday, according to Iraq’s Defense Ministry.
Soldiers of Iraq’s Counter-Terrorism Service (CTS) were dropped in al-Rutba district by helicopters of the US-led coalition, coalition spokesperson Capt. Jose Uriarte told Al-Monitor via email.
Iraq’s Security Media Cell described the killed suspect as a “major financier” of IS in the predominantly Sunni Anbar province.
Neither a spokesperson for Iraq’s Defense Ministry nor one for Iraq’s CTS returned requests for comment.
