ISIS leader was killed by Russian airstrike in Aleppo: Russian MoD
By Leith Fadel - 31/08/2016
Aleppo, Syria (3:15 P.M.) – The Russian Ministry of Defense announced on Wednesday afternoon that their Air Force was responsible for killing the top Islamic State commander in Syria.
Contrasting the Pentagon’s claims, the Russian Ministry of Defense asserted that their Air Force carried out an airstrike over the Islamic State stronghold of Al-Bab in east Aleppo, killing Abu Mohammad Al-‘Adnani in the process.
Despite originally claiming they killed the ISIS leader during a drone strike, the Pentagon issued a statement on Wednesday that said they are currently investigating the death of Abu Mohammad Al-‘Adnani.
In addition to the U.S. and Russia, the Kurdish “People’s Protection Units” (YPG) are also claiming they killed the Islamic State leader; however, they have not provided any evidence to corroborate their story.
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EntrarAccording to the Russian Defense Ministry, Russian airstrikes killed around 40 Daesh jihadists in the Syrian province of Aleppo.
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Russian airstrikes killed around 40 Daesh jihadist group in the Syrian province of Aleppo, the Russian Defense Ministry said Wednesday.
"On August 30, 2016, a mass gathering of Daesh fighters numbering up to 40 have been killed as a result of the Russian Su-34 bomber’s strike in the Maaratat-Umm Khaush area of Aleppo province," the ministry said.
The Russian Defense Ministry confirmed that a second-in-command of the Daesh jihadist group has been killed in an airstrike in the Syrian province of Aleppo.
"Among the killed terrorists confirmed through multiple intelligence channels was Abu Mohammed al-Adnani, better known as ‘official media spokesman’ of the Islamic State international terrorist group," the ministry said in a statement.
Syria has been mired in civil war since 2011, with government forces loyal to President Bashar Assad fighting numerous opposition factions and extremist groups.
Aleppo has been under siege by militant groups, including Jaish al-Islam, Ahrar ash-Sham and Jabhat Fatah al Sham, formerly known as al-Nusra Front, classified as terrorist organization in Russia. The city has seen intense fighting over the past few months, with the Syrian army and local militia forces managing to encircle large groups of militants in the eastern districts of the city.
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