Syria: ISIS number 2 killed in US raid in Syria
The second-in-command of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS, IS, ISIL, or Daesh) has been killed in a United States (US) raid in Syria, during a major coup in the fight against the jihadists, reports said.
Abd ar-Rahman Mustafa al-Qaduli was killed this month, The Daily Beast and NBC News quoted unnamed defense officials as saying on Friday, March 25.
Pentagon chief Ashton Carter and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Joseph Dunford were expected to confirm the killing at an upcoming news conference, they said.
The US Justice Department had offered up to $7 million for information leading to the senior ISIS official.