Islamic State Confirms Death of Senior Leader

Islamic State extremists confirmed on Monday the death of one their most senior leaders, whom the Pentagon said was killed early last month in a precision airstrike near the northern Syrian terrorist stronghold of Raqqa. An IS statement posted online memorialized Wa'il Adil Hasan Salman al-Fayad, also known by the U.S. military as "Dr. Wa'il." The statement did not say when or where the propaganda chief died. The Pentagon said Fayad was targeted and killed September 7...

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