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Syria
Islamic State spokesman 'killed in Aleppo'
Abu Mohamed al-Adnani was killed while monitoring military operations in the Syrian province, the group has said.
THE ISLAMIC STATE group says its spokesman Abu Mohamed al-Adnani has been killed while monitoring military operations in the Syrian province of Aleppo.
Quoting a “military source”, the IS news agency Amaq said:
Sheikh Abu Mohamed al-Adnani, the spokesman of the Islamic State, was martyred while surveying operations to repel the military campaigns against Aleppo.
It said he died after a “long voyage crowned by sacrifice” and vowed “revenge” at the hands of a “new generation born unto the Islamic State”.
IS has regularly urged followers to target disbelievers.
Adnani made such a request in September 2014, calling on supporters to use stones, knives or even vehicles in their attacks.
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