Daesh speaker killed by Russian airstrike in Syria — defence ministry

One of the ringleaders and official speaker of Daesh (outlawed in Russia), 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 Defense Ministry reported.

"On August 30, 2016, Russia’s Su-34 bomber destroyed by 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 Daesh, was among the liquidated terrorists," the report says according to TASS News Agency on Wednesday.

"Abu Muhammad al Adnani was considered the second person in Daesh 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 ministry said.

Source: MENA