US Trying to Learn Whether IS Leader Killed in Syria Airstrike

The United States is trying to determine whether an airstrike last week in Syria killed a top Islamic State leader. A U.S. official confirmed the strike was carried out Friday near town of al-Shaddadi, but there was no clear determination of the fate of Tarkhan Batirashvili, also known as Omar the Chechen. CNN was first to report the airstrike. The U.S. had a $5 million reward on the IS leader's head and said he "coordinated closely" with Islamic State's financial...

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