Iraqi forces have killed one of the leaders of the ISIS terrorist group in the south of the country, Iraq’s Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi said.
“The terrorist Abu Hassan al-Gharibawi, the so-called “leader of southern Iraq” in Daesh, and the terrorist Ghanem Sabah Jawad, who is responsible for transporting suicide bombers, were both eliminated today, in addition to other terrorist elements,” al-Kadhimi stated.
استكمالاً لعهد أبطالنا بالقضاء على قادة عصابات داعش ووفاءً لدماء شهداء العراق، تم اليوم القضاء على الإرهابي، أبو حسن الغريباوي، مايسمى قائد جنوب العراق في التنظيم، والإرهابي غانم صباح، المسؤول عن نقل الانتحاريين، وآخرين من عناصر الارهاب.
قواتنا الأمنية رفعة رأسنا.. عاش العراق.— Mustafa Al-Kadhimi مصطفى الكاظمي (@MAKadhimi) February 2, 2021
“These victories are part of our heroes’ pledge to eliminate the leaders of Daesh gangs, as a sign of our loyalty to the Iraqi martyrs’ blood.Our security forces have made us proud. Long live Iraq,” he added.
The development comes as Iraqi arm and Hashd al-Sha’abi forces have started operations in different parts of the country to eliminate remnants of the Daesh (ISIS) terrorist group.
