Senior Islamic State leader, Abu Omar al-Shishani, also known as Omar the Chechen. REUTERS/US. DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Reuters: Islamic State's de facto 'minister of war' possibly killed: U.S. officials
A red-bearded Islamic State commander described by American officials as the group's de facto minister of war may have been killed in an air strike in Syria on Friday by the U.S.-led coalition, several U.S. officials said on Tuesday.
Abu Omar al-Shishani, also known as Omar the Chechen, ranked among the most wanted militants under a U.S. reward program that offered up to $5 million for information to help remove him from the battlefield.
Born in 1986 in Georgia, which was then still part of the Soviet Union, Shishani had a reputation as a close military adviser to Islamic State's leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, who was said by followers to have relied heavily on him.
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WNU Editor: This is not the first time that his death has been reported. But if true .... good riddance I say.
More News On Reports That Senior Islamic State Leader Abu Omar al-Shishani Was Killed In A U.S. Air Strike
Officials: US airstrike targeted IS military commander -- AP
IS commander 'likely killed' in Syria air strike: US official -- AFP
Pentagon official: ISIS Secretary of Defense likely killed in airstrike -- Washington Post
Have US airstrikes killed ISIS' red-bearded minister of war? 'Omar the Chechen' targeted in Syria bombing raid but his fate is unknown -- Daily Mail
US Trying to Determine if Key IS Leader Killed in Airstrike -- VOA
Isis leader Abu Omar al-Shishani - also known as Omar the Chechen - 'killed in US airstrike' -- The Independent
Chechen ISIS Fighter Dead? Abu Omar Al-Shishani, Top Islamic State Commander, May Have Been Killed By US Airstrike -- IBTimes
U.S. Says Airstrike Targeted a Top Islamic State Military Commander in Syria -- WSJ
2 comments:
Yup, he's been killed 8 times and captured once,
Perhaps the 9th time is the charm and we can start calling him Omar the Chechen cat, dead jihadi headchopper.
I can't remember if it was on this sight or some other I read this comment.
The drone program is relatively indiscriminate. Imagine the impact of droning a Carly Fiorina who is then replaced with a Steve Jobs.
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