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| Isis minister of information killed in US-led coalition strike, Pentagon says | Isis minister of information killed in US-led coalition strike, Pentagon says |
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| A US-led coalition air strike in Syria has killed the Isis minister of information, the Pentagon confirmed. | A US-led coalition air strike in Syria has killed the Isis minister of information, the Pentagon confirmed. |
| Pentagon spokesman Peter Cook said the attack took place near Raqqa, and killed Wa-il Adil Hasan Salman al-Fayad, also known as Dr Wa’il. | |
| In a statement the Pentagon said Wa’il was one of the Islamist militant group’s “most senior leaders”. | |
| The statement said: “He operated as the minister for information for the terror organisation and was a prominent member of its Senior Shura Council [Isis’s leadership group].” | |
| “Wa’il oversaw Isil’s production of terrorist propaganda videos showing torture and executions.” | |
| He was also a “close associate” of Isis spokesman Abu Muhammad al-Adni, who was killed by US-led airstrikes on 30 August, the Pentagon said. | |
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