The finance chief for the Islamic State militant group was killed in an air strike in Northern Iraq, U.S. officials said.
Abu Saleh’s death was announced on Friday, December 11, 2015 via Twitter handle by Brett McGurk, who is the special envoy for the Global Coalition to counter Islamic State for President Barack Obama’s administration.
He wrote: “Confirmed: Death of #ISIL finance minister Abu Saleh and two associates as part of coalition campaign to destroy ISIL’s financial infrastructure.”
U.S. Military Spokesman, Steve Warren, described Saleh as one of the Islamic State organisation’s most experienced members, who had once belonged to terrorist network al-Qaeda.
Saleh allegedly acted for both organizations as an enforcer and extortionist, and as a coordinator of the movement of fighters, weapons and information on behalf of the Islamic State group.
