Senior Islamic State commander said to be killed in U.S. operation

A top commander for the Islamic State was killed by U.S. forces this week, the Pentagon said Friday as the U.S.-led coalition ratcheted up pressure on the terrorist group in an effort to blunt its ability to strike targets abroad Defense Secretary Ashton B. Carter said the commander, known as Haji Imam was one of several terrorist leaders killed during the same week in which the jihadists unleashed a lethal attack on the Belgian capital