Carter Confirms Deaths of Three Key ISIL Leaders
By Cheryl Pellerin DoD News, Defense Media Activity
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 13, 2016 — During a talk today with airmen assigned to the 31st Fighter Wing stationed at Aviano Air Base in Italy, Defense Secretary Ash Carter confirmed the deaths of three key leaders of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant in Raqqa, Syria, on Dec. 4.
The secretary told the airmen they were first to know about the confirmed deaths.
“We don't talk about these operations very much,” he said, “but you're the first to know. I can confirm today that we took out three of ISIL's key leaders in the last couple of weeks [in] one strike. These were guys who were linked to plots right here in Europe, and I can’t share all the details with you, but, for example, with the [2015] Paris attacks.”
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