Chechen Omar al-Shishani (centre) led Jaysh al-Muhajirin before it split, and is now part of the al-Qaeda-affiliated ISIS. BBC
The Guardian: Islamic State's 'war minister' Omar al-Shishani 'clinically dead'
Senior Isis commander is reportedly not able to breathe on his own, following a US air strike in northern Syria
Senior Islamic State commander Omar al-Shishani has been “clinically dead” for several days following a US air strike in northern Syria, according to a monitoring group.
Rami Abdel Rahman, head of the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, said on Sunday: “Shishani is not able to breathe on his own and is using machines. He has been clinically dead for several days.”
Abdel Rahman said the notorious commander, known as Omar the Chechen, was in a hospital in the northern province of Raqqa, Isis’s bastion in Syria.
A US official said on 9 March that Shishani “likely died” in a barrage of US-led air strikes on 4 March in north-eastern Syria.
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Update: Isis 'minister of war' Omar al-Shishani 'clinically dead' after US airstrike (IBtimes)
WNU Editor: It is not the first time that he has been reported dead. But if he is dead, it is a blow to the Islamic State.
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