01 September 2016

News Story: IS spokesman targeted by U.S. airstrike in Syria - Pentagon

WASHINGTON, Aug. 30 (Xinhua) -- An airstrike by the U.S.-led coalition in Syria on Tuesday targeted Abu Muhammad Al-Adnani, the longtime Islamic State (IS) spokesman, according to the Pentagon.

"We are still assessing the results of the strike, but Al-Adnani's removal from the battlefield would mark another significant blow to ISIL," said Pentagon spokesman Peter Cook in a statement, using another acronym of the extremist group.

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