USDefense Secretary Ash Carter, center, stands with Col. Otto Liller, commander, 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne), second from right, as he observes Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service forces participate in a training exercise at the Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service Academy on the Baghdad Airport Complex in Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, July 23, 2015. Carter is on a weeklong tour of the Middle East focused on reassuring allies about Iran and assessing progress in the coalition campaign against the Islamic State in Syria and Iraq. Photo: AP
IRBIL, IRAQ: US Defense Secretary Ash Carter says a US airstrike has killed a senior Al-Qaida operational commander in eastern Afghanistan.
He said in a statement Friday that the airstrike killed Abu Khalil Al-Sudani on July 11.
Carter called Al-Sudani a senior shura member and head of Al-Qaida suicide and explosive operations, and said he is directly linked to plots to attack the United States.
He said Al-Sudani also directed operations against coalition, Afghan and Pakistani forces, and maintained a close association with Ayman Al-Zawahiri, the leader of Al-Qaida.
Carter added that two other “violent extremists” were killed in the airstrike. He did not name the two others.
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