Two Daesh leaders killed in artillery shelling on Iraq-Syria border

Two Daesh (ISIL or ISIS) leaders were killed Wednesday in an artillery shelling by the Popular Mobilization Units in the Syrian city of Al-Baghuz on the border with Iraq. 

Two Daesh (ISIL or ISIS) leaders were killed Wednesday in an artillery shelling by the Popular Mobilization Units in the Syrian city of Al-Baghuz on the border with Iraq. 

“Artillery shells were fired against three hotbeds of Daesh near the Syrian city of Al-Baghuz, leaving two Daesh leaders dead,” Alghad Press website quoted deputy commander of the Popular Mobilization Forces as saying in a statement, Iraqi News reported.

On Sunday, Iraqi Prime Minister Adil Abdul-Mahdi stressed the need for tightening security along the border with neighboring Syria to eradicate terrorist groups scattered there.

In December, former Iraqi premier Haidar al-Abadi announced gaining control on all the territories that were captured by Daesh since 2014.