The Islamic State's Amaq news outlet reported Tuesday that ISIS spokesman Abu Muhammad al-Adnani had been killed in the Syrian city of Aleppo, where he was inspecting military operations. Al-Adnani, considered the terrorist group's second-in-command, encouraged attacks against Westerners and was believed to be in charge of ISIS's "external operations division," which managed recruitment and organized attacks.
The cause of al-Adnani's death has yet to be determined. The New York Times reports that in Aleppo, ISIS is under attack by American-backed Syrian and Kurdish rebels in addition to "Turkish, American, and Russian airstrikes,"
Officials in Washington reportedly had a $5 million reward out for al-Adnani. The Defense Department has yet to confirm al-Adnani's death.
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