The U.S. war in Iraq and Syria has claimed another Islamic State leader. On Friday, Pentagon officials said a recent U.S. attack killed the Islamic State’s No. 2 leader, Haji Imam, a militant who has been involved in jihadi activity for over a decade in Iraq and Syria.
Defense Secretary Ash Carter said Imam — whose real name is Abd al-Rahman Mustafa al-Qaduli — had been “serving as a finance minister and as also responsible for external affairs” for the group. He stopped short, however, of saying whether Imam was linked to the cell that carried out the terror attacks in Paris and Brussels.
“We are systematically eliminating ISIL’s cabinet,” Carter said at a Pentagon press conference, using an acronym for the group. While he couldn’t confirm that Imam was involved in planning for strikes in Europe, Carter said hitting ISIS leadership in Iraq and Syria makes a difference for Western security.
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