Baku – APA. A coalition air strike in Syria has killed a senior Islamic State operative considered the group's information minister, a week after another raid eliminated a top IS strategist, the Pentagon said Friday.
Pentagon spokesman Peter Cook said that Wa'il Adil Hasan Salman al-Fayad, also known as "Dr. Wa'il", was killed in a precision strike on September 7 near Raqa, the Syrian city that is the de facto capital of the Islamic State (IS) group.
"Wa'il oversaw ISIL's production of terrorist propaganda videos showing torture and executions," Cook said, describing him as "one of ISIL's most senior leaders" and a close associate of Abu Mohamed al-Adnani, the IS group spokesman killed on August 30.
US officials "will continue to work with our coalition partners to build momentum" in the campaign to deal the IS group "a lasting defeat," he added.
Earlier, the Pentagon had confirmed that Islamic State leader Abu Muhammad al-Adnani was killed in a US air strike on Aug. 30 in Syria.
The US had said on Aug. 30 that Adnani had been targeted in a strike, but it stopped short of confirming his death. Russia's Defense Ministry said on Aug. 31 that a Russian air strike had killed Adnani.
The IS group is also referred to as ISIL and Daesh.
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