Kurdish security officials confirmed airstrike by U.S.-led coalition on April 16 killed an Islamic State Takfiri military adviser.
According to the Kurdistan Region Security Council the airstrike on April 16 killed Khaled Afer, also known as Abu Sarya.
Khaled Afer or Abu Sarya was a military adviser in Mosul and was a close confidant of the ISIS spokesman, Abu Mohammed al-Adnani.
According to the KRG Security Council, Abu Sarya apart from being a military adviser, he was among the key architect responsible for ISIS operations in Mosul.
U.S.-led Saturday's targeted strike took place in Sahel al-Aysa, near the Salam Hospital.
The strike appeared to be the second successful joint operation against IS leaders in less than a week.
On Monday 18th April 2016, security officials in Iraqi Kurdistan said IS commander Salman Sahib al-Jabouri, also known as Abu Saif, was killed as he traveled near Hamam Ali, south of Mosul.
Reports further indicate a document has been recovered in the operations targeting high value ISIS figures that aimed at providing information on group’s operations and plans.
