US Confirms Airstrike Killed Islamic State Spokesman

The Pentagon says it has confirmed a U.S. airstrike last month killed Islamic State's spokesman and chief strategist. In a statement Monday, Defense Department spokesman Peter Cook said the deadly August 30 strike against Abu Muhammad Al-Adnani near Al Bab, Syria was one of several that have hurt the militant group's ability to operate. The Pentagon had said shortly after the attack that the U.S.-led coalition conducting airstrikes against Islamic State had targeted Adnani, but...

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