Thank you for confirming this, they he is one that raped & tortured the young, American woman, Kayla Mueller.
I can’t help but wonder if Putins PR squad will play that aspect of “getting” the Isis leader.
Putin is playing is playing eleven layered chess; and our DearLeader is watching ESPN for tips on this Marchs “Baracketology.”
The Russians have not been “ officially” invited into Iraq other than via the Intelligence sharing and conflict coordination center established with Iran, Iraq and Russia
Glory and honor for this one is going to Iraq, leaving our pentagon and state department sadly bereft of another negative talking point against Putin .... In fact waiting for them to congratulate our ally, Iraq for its good killing work vs ISIS :-)
Meanwhile, back in western Syria, it sounds like Russia and Iran are slowly rolling back the “ Army of Conquest” aka Al Qaeda,