IS propaganda chief killed in Syria: US
The Pentagon yesterday said that a US-led coalition air strike on Sept 7 killed an Islamic State leader who oversaw the militant group's propaganda.
Pentagon spokesman Peter Cook said in a statement that the air strike took place near Raqqa, Syria, and targeted and killed Wa'il Adil Hasan Salman al-Fayad, also known as Dr Wa'il.
The Pentagon said Wa'il was minister of information and prominent member of Islamic State's Senior Shura Council, or leadership group.
Wa'il was a close associate of Abu Muhammad al-Adnani, the ISIL spokesman and leader for plotting and inspiring external terror attacks." On Aug 30, Islamic State said Adnani was killed in a US air strike in Syria.
Islamic State controls parts of Iraq and Syria and has broadcast its beheadings of journalists and aid workers over the past few years.
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