One of ISIL’s most prominent leaders has been killed in Syria, according to the group’s Aamaq news agency.
One of ISIL’s most prominent leaders has been killed in Syria, according to the group’s Aamaq news agency.
Abu Muhammed al-Adnani was ‘‘martyred while surveying the operations to repel the military campaigns in Aleppo, it said.
No further details on when or how he died were given, but a US defence official confirmed a targeted air strike against a senior leader from so-called Islamic State near had been carried out near the city.
In 2014, the Washington put a bounty of $5 million on his head.
One of ISIL’s founding members and official spokesman, al-Adnani was best known for his calls for lone-wolf style attacks on the West. He is also believed to have masterminded several strikes in Europe.
The death is widely being seen as a major blow for ISIL which has been put under increasing pressure in both Syria and Iraq in recent months.