Among the 10 leaders killed two commanders linked to the massacres of Paris
WASHINGTON Ten paintings Isis killed in Iraq and Syria raids allies. Among them at least two people linked to the attacks of Paris: Charaffe to Mouadan, Franco-Moroccan friend of the suicide bombers of Bataclan, and Abdel Kader Haqim, involved in operations outside of the movement. Shots that even limited military impact weigh. The raids, launched after December 7, confirm that the Islamic State is not inviolable in its sanctuaries and punish militants suspected of planning new actions. Interdiction activity in the country of wider saw the Caliph to suffer heavy repetition.
The announcement of the Pentagon, in fact, accompanied by the victory of the Syrian Kurds YPG dam Tishreen and the partial release of Ramadi by the Iraqis. In some cases representatives Isis were cleared to the edge of their means, then it was probably killing of target (targeted killings), made possible by a patient intelligence work in areas jihadist. On the map appear the names of Raqqa, Mosul, Hawija and other places where flies the standard black.
The list of targets is open from Al Mouadan, also known as "Soleimane." A native of Saint-Denis, 27, the youngest of eight brothers, weapons expert, Charaffe grew along with Samy Amimour, one of the terrorists responsible for the massacre in the theater of Paris. One of the killer cold and unforgiving who mowed young unarmed. According to police in 2012 he wanted to join al-Qaeda in Yemen or Afghanistan, then he gave up the journey on the path of Jihad. Only briefly. A year later, Al Mouadan left France to reach Syria where he met with elements of the Isis. After the massacre of the Bataclan some witnesses claim that the terrorists speak of a possible telephone contact with "Soleimane," the nom de guerre of Charrafe. And this leads to assume a working relationship with the mujahed in Syria. It is he who coordinated with other French, the assault? It is an investigative aspect on which there are no certainties, perhaps it could be another person, a Belgian. Doubts do not prevent it from turning into a goal. On December 24, his vehicle was hit by a missile.
Two days after the Americans have adjusted the bill with Haqim, an important official of the Islamic State, perhaps in the process of planning other attacks in Europe through a network of accomplices. For the Pentagon was eliminated on December 26 in Mosul. A follow others: Rawand Taher, element in the network of command and control in Raqqa; Abu Anas, explosives expert; Yunish Khalash, number two in the finance department in Mosul; Mithaq Najim, deputy emir in the area of Kirkuk; Akram Faris, commander and "performer" of death sentences; Tashin to Haali, facilitator of activities abroad and Siful Haq Sujan, Bengali, long resident in Britain, a hacker expert in counter-surveillance.
Their killing corresponds to a stage in which the US military, along with the allies, aim to neutralize significant individuals. Blitz sometimes entrusted to the binomial fighter-drones or special units: a few days ago a mixed team, composed of American soldiers and Kurds, has given the assault on a base at Isis. There will be others, especially in those areas where the local allies of the United States are on the offensive.
This is why the White House ordered an increase in the Special Forces in the region. Military option that is reflected in the strategy preferred by Obama, where an alternative to the massive deployment of soldiers work touches the commandos and pilots.