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Tuesday, June 25, 2019
Islamic State head in Yemen captured by special forces — coalition
Saudi and Yemeni special forces have captured the head of the Islamic State group’s branch in Yemen, the Saudi-led military coalition backing the country’s government announces.
Coalition spokesman Turki al-Maliki says in a statement that the IS leader, named as Abu Osama al-Muhajir, was caught in an early June raid along with other members of the jihadist group.
בשולי: כוחות מיוחדים של צבא סעודיה לכדו את המנהיג של שלוחת דאעש התימנית. הרבה ברייקינג בנושא בשעה זו pic.twitter.com/48tIqntwh1
— roi kais • روعي كايس • רועי קייס (@kaisos1987) June 25, 2019
— AFP
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