SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Four Islamic State of Iraq and Syria
members affiliated with the group’s oil and gas network were killed May 26
during coalition operations in Syria’s Middle Euphrates River Valley, Combined
Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials announced today.
Abu Khattab al-Iraqi, the network’s leader, managed revenue
generation through the illicit sale of oil and gas. The other three men killed,
Abu Yusuf al-Hashimi, Abu Hajir Milhim and Abu Hiba al-Maghrebi, facilitated
these operations.
The death of these ISIS members hinders the terrorist
group’s ability to finance operations throughout Iraq and Syria. With the
removal of this network, the ability to pay fighters, procure weapons and
maintain equipment will be degraded.
CJTF-OIR is committed to defeating ISIS and setting
conditions for follow-on operations to increase regional stability. Targeting
of these individuals is consistent with the coalition’s long-term objective to
deny ISIS access to reliable funding, officials said, adding, “We will continue
deliberate strikes and raids on ISIS members as our partners destroy the
terrorist group’s remnants in eastern Syria.”
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