Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

Skip to comments.

Have US airstrikes killed ISIS' red-bearded minister of war? 'Omar the Chechen' ... (truncated)
London Daily Mail ^ | 8 March 2016 | Ollie Gillman

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 ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; Syria; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: gwot; isis; omarthechechen; syria
Full Title: "Have US airstrikes killed ISIS' red-bearded minister of war? 'Omar the Chechen' targeted in Syria bombing raid but his fate is unknown"

That's one of their head honchos, comes from the former USSR, not Russia but one of those other Republics.


1 posted on 03/08/2016 9:48:06 PM PST by BeadCounter
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | View Replies]

To: BeadCounter

I thought he was dead months ago.


2 posted on 03/08/2016 10:22:54 PM PST by lurk
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: BeadCounter

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.


3 posted on 03/08/2016 10:33:38 PM PST by Jeff Head (Semper Fidelis - Molon Labe - Sic Semper Tyrannis)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: lurk
Yep.....


4 posted on 03/08/2016 10:41:06 PM PST by wardaddy (Ted Cruz endorser of Rubio is off my Christmas list......both beloved by donor class unlike Trump)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 2 | View Replies]

To: wardaddy

He’s dead, Jim.


5 posted on 03/09/2016 3:31:21 AM PST by b4its2late (A Liberal is a person who will give away everything he doesn't own.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 4 | View Replies]

To: lurk

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


6 posted on 03/09/2016 10:15:11 AM PST by BeadCounter
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 2 | View Replies]

To: BeadCounter

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.


7 posted on 03/09/2016 10:15:56 AM PST by BeadCounter ( Vote Crump)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: BeadCounter

Critically Injured - Read More At CNN


8 posted on 03/09/2016 9:25:32 PM PST by BeadCounter ( Vote Crump)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 7 | View Replies]

To: BeadCounter; All

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-35808738

Pentagon says he’s dead. Radio Free Europe reporting this too.


9 posted on 03/14/2016 9:06:41 PM PDT by BeadCounter
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: BeadCounter
Pentagon says he’s dead

I don't trust anything from this Administration.

10 posted on 03/14/2016 9:07:40 PM PDT by dfwgator
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 9 | View Replies]

To: dfwgator
I don't trust anything from this Administration.

Agreed!

11 posted on 03/14/2016 9:45:46 PM PDT by BeadCounter
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 10 | View Replies]

Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.

Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson