Iraqi forces kill ISIS leader in Syria

Iraqi security forces have killed a senior member of ISIS in Syria who was responsible for carrying out attacks against Iraqi government forces, the Iraqi National Security Service said on Tuesday.

Abu Zainab, an Iraqi national, was killed in the Syrian city of Raqqa “during the past days” in cooperation with US-led coalition forces, it said in a statement.

A spokesperson for the US-led anti-ISIS coalition did not respond to a request for comment.