Iraqi officials and Syrian groups’ claims that Islamic State War Minister Omar al-Shishani has succumbed to his wounds from a March 5 airstrike have now been confirmed by American officials.
Following an airstrike targeting him, reports indicate Islamic State commander and de facto “minister of war” Omar al-Shishani sustained injuries that have left him “clinically dead.”
Pentagon officials believe airstrikes in Syria might have killed the Islamic State’s “minister of war” Abu Omar al-Shishani.
The Russian Interior Ministry reports that over 400 Chechens traveled to Syria to join radical Islamic groups, mainly ISIS, since the civil war broke out in 2011.
American government officials announced rewards of up to $20 million dollars for any information regarding four leaders of the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL): Abdul Rahman Mustafa al-Qaduli, Abu Mohammed al-Adnani, Tarkhan Tayumurazovich Batirashvili, and Tariq bin al-Tahar bin al-Falih al-Awni al-Harzi.
The Kremlin and militant websites claim Russian forces killed Aliaskhab Kebekov, leader of the Caucasus Emirate insurgent group, in Dagestan. He died along with four other militants.
