Great, great news! A senior Taliban commander is on his way to Hell's gates as of December 2nd. Mullah Ikhalas was terminated in a munitions strike in the Musa Qaleh district of Helmand Province in Afghanistan.
We've seen the effects in Iraq of taking out the al Qaeda leaders and this could prove just as fruitful in Aghanistan. The problem in Afghanistan is there are just a LOT more of these senior commanders throughout the provinces. But taking out Ikhalas, is big. Way big!
But, one less Taliban is always good news and one less Taliban commander is fantastic news!
Read the whole release here from Combined Joint Task Force
We've seen the effects in Iraq of taking out the al Qaeda leaders and this could prove just as fruitful in Aghanistan. The problem in Afghanistan is there are just a LOT more of these senior commanders throughout the provinces. But taking out Ikhalas, is big. Way big!
But, one less Taliban is always good news and one less Taliban commander is fantastic news!
Read the whole release here from Combined Joint Task Force
Taliban commander killed in precision strike positively identified
BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan – Coalition forces positively identified one of the militants killed in a Dec. 2 precision munitions strike in the Musa Qaleh district of Helmand Province as former Taliban senior commander Mullah Ikhalas.
Mullah Ikhalas was a senior Taliban commander active in the Musa Qaleh district. He is reported to be responsible for the March 5 kidnapping of Italian journalist, Daniele Mastrogiacomo, his interpreter, and his driver. Mastrogiacomo’s interpreter and driver were executed by Taliban insurgents. Reports also indicated Ikhalas was responsible for a number of mortar attacks on coalition bases as well as several IED attacks.
“The death of Mullah Ikhalas is a significant blow to the Taliban command structure in Afghanistan,” said Army Maj. Chris Belcher, Combined Joint Task Force 82 spokesperson
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