The U.S. launched a surgical airstrike on the building where, according to U.S. intelligence, was the repository of the money of the terrorist group “Islamic state” (banned in Russia). This was reported by the commander of the operation against the IG, major General Peter Gersten.
“We have different assessment (amount of money), and reconnaissance studies that. I’ve heard numbers from 300 to 800 million dollars. The average is 500 million”, — quotes RIA Novosti of Gersten.
According to the commander, the vault of the money was in Mosul under the control of the “financial Emir”, which distributed the funds among the militants. To avoid casualties, the U.S. military first launched a warning missile at the roof of the building. According to intelligence in the building lived a woman and children. Making sure that they are not in the building, the facility was destroyed. While Gersten noted that casualties among the civilian population to escape did not succeed.
