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US confirms death of ISIS Khurasan chief Hafeez Saeed

by IBNS 13 Aug 2016, 07:31 am

Washington/Kabul, Aug 13 (IBNS): The Pentagon confirmed the death of ISIS chief in Afghanistan's Khurasan province, Hafeez Saeed, on Friday, reports said.

Saeed was killed in a drone strike on July 26 by the US military, the US defence headquarters confirmed.

Saeed was said to have direct links to several terror attacks against US and coalition forces.