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IS field-commander al-Adnani killed by Russian airstrike in Syria : Defence Ministry

Moscow, Aug 31 (UNI) One of the ringleaders and official speaker of the Islamic State (IS) terrorist organisation, Abu Muhammad al-Adnani, has been liquidated in Syria’s Aleppo city as a result of an airstrike delivered by Russia’s Sukhoi Su-34 bomber, the press service of the Russian Defence Ministry said today.
"On August 30, 2016, Russia’s Su- 34 bomber destroyed in an airstrike in the area of Ma'arat Umm Hawsh a large group of IS militants comprising up to 40 people . According to reports confirmed by several intelligence channels, field commander Abu Mukhammad al-Adnani, better known as "the official spokesperson" of the international terrorist group Islamic State, was among the liquidated terrorists," Tass news agency quoted the press service.
"Abu Muhammad al-Adnani was considered the second person in IS after the organization’s leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi and was known for his calls to stage terrorist attacks in countries of Western Europe and in the United States," the Defence Ministry said.
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