Iraqi army kills Daesh senior commander in Anbar province

A senior military commander of the Daesh terrorist group was killed during the operation launched by the Iraqi army near the city of Khaldiya in the Iraqi province of Anbar, commander of the Iraqi army's operations in Anbar Ismail Mahlavi said Saturday, Sputnik reports.

"[Iraqi army] with the support of the international coalition's aircraft and the [Iraqi] Air Forces managed to kill ten Daesh militants in Khaldiya province, including one of the Daesh leaders, known as Abu Safha Libi," Mahlavi told Al Sumaria broadcaster.