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| Dec. 29, 2016
Death of Abu Jandal al-Kuwaiti
CJTFOIR
December 29, 2016
Release #
20161229-01
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
SOUTHWEST ASIA —
On Monday, Dec. 26, Abu Jandal al-Kuwaiti, an ISIL gang leader in Raqqah was struck and killed by a coalition airstrike near Tabqa Dam, Syria.
He was a previous member of the ISIL's War Committee and was involved in their retaking of Palmyra, Syria, before being reassigned to Tabqa to try to improve ISIL's defenses against the Syrian Democratic Forces.
Abu Jandal was involved in the use of suicide vehicles, IEDs and chemical weapons against the SDF. Because of his associations with ISIL terror attack planners and War Council members, his death will degrade ISIL's ability to defend Raqqah and launch external operations against the West.
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