The Islamic State's 'Minister Of War' Was Trained By U.S. Special Forces

VICE News/Reuters: Before the US Tried to Kill the Islamic State's 'Minister of War,' It May Have Trained Him

The Pentagon is reporting that it may have killed Abu Omar al-Shishani, a foreign fighter that the US government says served as the Islamic State's "minister of war." A Chechen militant, who may have received some training from the US Special Forces nearly a decade ago, al-Shishani emerged as one of the Islamic State's most recognizable faces over the past two years, and his death has been falsely reported by the Islamic State's enemies multiple times.

The Pentagon said on Tuesday that Shishani was "likely killed" near the Syrian town of al-Shaddadi last Friday in a strike that involved multiple hits by both manned and unmanned aircraft. Briefing reporters on Tuesday, Pentagon spokesman Peter Cook spoke in hypotheticals, and refereed to Shishani's "potential removal from the battlefield."

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WNU Editor: The U.S. is continuing to claim that they have "finally" killed him .... US-backed Syrian rebels suffer heavy losses (Stars and Stripes).