A frontline leader and the main spokesman for the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) armed group, Abu Mohammad al-Adnani, has been killed in the Syrian province of Aleppo, according to an ISIL-linked website.
According to Amaq, the ISIL-affiliated media outlet, Adnani was killed on Tuesday while monitoring military operations in Aleppo.
Adnani has been the voice of ISIL, also known as ISIS, over the past few years, and has released numerous, lengthy audio files online in which he urged followers to carry out attacks.
The Pentagon said Adnani was targeted in a “precision strike” in Aleppo province’s al Bab but couldn’t confirm whether he was killed.
“We are still assessing the results of the strike, but al Adnani’s removal from the battlefield would mark another significant blow to ISIL,” said Pentagon press secretary Peter Cook, using another name for the extremist group.
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