PRESS RELEASE | May 13, 2015
Correction to the Record: Airstrike in Tal Afar
By U.S. Central Command

May 13, 2015

Release # 20150504
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

MACDILL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. – We are aware of media reports that the second-in-command of ISIL has been killed in a Coalition air strike in Tal Afar and have no information to corroborate these claims. However, we can confirm that Coalition aircraft did not strike a mosque as some of the press reporting has alleged.

We have significant mitigation measures in place within the targeting process and during the conduct of operations to reduce the potential risks of collateral damage and civilian casualties.