ISIS “Minister of War” Killed in Syria

Syrian government forces killed one of the leaders of the Islamic State terrorist organization banned in Russia, Reuters reports citing local TV channels.

According to the agency, we are talking about Abu Musab al-Masri, nicknamed "Minister of War." The troops killed him, along with 12 influential IS fighters, during an operation in the east of Aleppo province.

According to a Reuters report, many of them were from Iraq and Saudi Arabia.

Earlier, the agency reported that one of the leaders of the Islamic State, Abdul Hasib, was killed in Afghanistan. In addition, several regional leaders of the group and 35 ordinary militants were killed.

According to the Iraqi federal police, was also killed in Mosul. one of the leaders of the "Islamic State" known by the nickname Abu Hajir al-Rusi

He was killed by a rocket attack on his headquarters in western Mosul.

Due to a lack of information, the security forces are not yet able to reveal either the real name or citizenship of the murdered terrorist. However, they note that judging by the nickname, he may be from Russia.

Maxim Proshkin