Posted on 03/08/2016 9:48:06 PM PST by BeadCounter
ISIS' minister of war may have been killed by a U.S.-led airstrike in Syria.
A vehicle believed to be carrying Abu Omar al-Shishani was targeted by a coalition bombing raid near the town of al-Shadadi on Friday, but his fate is not yet known, U.S. officials revealed today.
Red-bearded Shishani - known as 'Omar the Chechen' - is among the most wanted terrorists in the world and the U.S. had offered a $5million reward for information leading to his capture
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
That's one of their head honchos, comes from the former USSR, not Russia but one of those other Republics.
I thought he was dead months ago.
One can hope that they got this animal and that there is only enough left of him on scattered vehicle parts to use to identify him through DNA.
He’s dead, Jim.
Interesting, so Kadyrov in Russia claimed this.
https://www.rt.com/news/205239-russia-chechen-isis-killed/
And other reports: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abu_Omar_al-Shishani
It reminds me Boko Haram’s top commander, I haven’t heard of him lately. Boko Haram has suffered greatly lately.
There were stories last night, some BH were surrendering because they were starving, cut off any food supply lines to them though, clearly, there are enough of them to still cause problems. I don’t want to say one thing and then hear, some bomb blast goes off somewhere.
I am ranting now, but the Nigerian government’s corruption and ineptness surely is part of the problem too.
Looks like no terrorist news out of Nigeria lately, looking briefly.
Critically Injured - Read More At CNN
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-35808738
Pentagon says he’s dead. Radio Free Europe reporting this too.
I don't trust anything from this Administration.
Agreed!
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