Abu Alaa al-Afari, the second-in-command of Islamic State (photo:abc.net.au)
(VOVworld) – Abu Alaa al-Afari, the second-in-command of Islamic State (IS) has been killed in a US-led coalition air strike in northern Iraq.
Based on accurate intelligence, Iraq’s Defense Ministry said Afari was killed while meeting with other militants at a mosque in Tal Afar town, 400 km north of Baghdad.