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Pentagon finally says it killed top ISIS leader, almost two weeks after Russia said it did

Edit Topix 14 Sep 2016
The Pentagon on September 12, 2016 confirmed that a US air strike killed Islamic State leader and spokesman Abu Mohamed al-Adnani in northern Syria last month. "The strike near Al Bab, Syria, removes from the battlefield ISIL's chief propagandist, recruiter and architect of external terrorist operations," Pentagon press secretary Peter Cook said, using an acronym for the Islamic State group ... ....

Libya's future looks dark with fate of government close to being sealed

Edit The Guardian 14 Sep 2016
Situation has deteriorated since David Cameron’s upbeat visit after Gaddafi fell, with latest administration on the brink ... Beaming with delight in the sunshine, Cameron declared ... Back then, optimism was in the air. In rebel camps, coffee bars, hotels already jammed with foreign businesspeople – even amid the shattered concrete ruins of Gaddafi’s giant Bab al-Azizia compound – the talk was of progress ... Read more ... Democracy was on the way ... ....

Islamic State spokesman Abu Mohamed al-Adnani killed in US air strike: Pentagon

Edit DNA India 13 Sep 2016
"The strike near Al Bab, Syria, removes from the battlefield ISIL's chief propagandist, recruiter and architect of external terrorist operations," said Peter Cook, Pentagon press secretary ... "The strike near Al Bab, Syria, removes from the battlefield ISIL's chief propagandist, recruiter and architect of external ......

Pentagon confirms Islamic State leader's death

Edit The Washington Times 13 Sep 2016
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Pentagon is confirming that a key Islamic State mastermind was killed in an airstrike in Syria late last month. The Islamic State group had already announced Abu Mohammed al-Adnani's death near al-Bab. U.S. officials initially said they had targeted him, but were trying to confirm the ... ....

Nigeria: Omotowa Hands Over Symbolic NLNG Key to Attah

Edit All Africa 13 Sep 2016
[This Day] Abuja -The former Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigeria LNG Limited, Mr. Babs Omotowa has handed over the symbolic NLNG Key to his successor, Tony Attah, thus ending the leadership transition at the company ... ....

Lack of Coordination: Who in Fact Killed Daesh's Chief Strategist?

Edit Sputnik 13 Sep 2016
While the Pentagon claims that it was its own precision airstrike which killed Daesh strategist Abu Muhammad Al-Adnani near Syrian city of Al Bab on August 30, and not Russia's; Russian experts explain why Russia's version of events looks more likely ... ....

Pentagon Says Its Air Strike Killed Islamic State Propagandist Adnani

Edit Radio Free Europe 13 Sep 2016
The Pentagon confirmed that a U.S ... "The strike near Al Bab, Syria, removes from the battlefield ISIL's chief propagandist, recruiter, and architect of external terrorist operations," Pentagon press secretary Peter Cook said on September 12 ...  . ....

IS spokesman al-Adnani killed in US air strike: Pentagon

Edit Deccan Herald 13 Sep 2016
"The strike near Al Bab, Syria, removes from the battlefield ISIL's chief propagandist, recruiter and architect of external terrorist operations," Pentagon press secretary Peter Cook said yesterday, using an acronym for the Islamic State group ... ....

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Edit DNA India 13 Sep 2016
--> dna Web Team ... 1. Live . Cauvery dispute ... Read more. 2 ... "The strike near Al Bab, Syria, removes from the battlefield ISIL's chief propagandist, recruiter and architect of external terrorist operations," said Peter Cook, Pentagon press secretary ... ....

Pentagon confirms killing of IS spokesman

Edit The Hindu 13 Sep 2016
“The strike near Al Bab, Syria, removes from the battlefield ISIL’s chief propagandist, recruiter and architect of external terrorist operations,” Pentagon press secretary Peter Cook said on Monday ... The August 30 air strike was conducted by a Predator drone, which fired a Hellfire missile at the car Adnani was travelling in ... Mr....

Pentagon Confirms U.S. Strike in Syria Killed ISIL Leader (US Department of Defense)

Edit Public Technologies 13 Sep 2016
(Source. US Department of Defense). WASHINGTON, Sept. 12, 2016 - Defense Department officials have confirmed that a U.S. precision airstrike Aug ... In a statement, Cook said the strike near Al Bab, Syria, removes from the battlefield ISIL's chief propagandist, recruiter and architect of external terrorist operations ... U.S....

US Confirms Airstrike Killed Islamic State Spokesman

Edit Voa News 13 Sep 2016
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 ... A U.S ... The U.S ... ....

Tensions Flare Between Turkey, Kurds Over Syria’s Manbij

Edit Voa News 13 Sep 2016
Tensions are on the rise between Turkey and the YPG Syrian Kurdish militia, centering on the fate of the Syrian city of Manbij. Ankara is demanding the YPG withdraw from Manbij and allow Free Syrian Army forces to take control, a call that has so far been rejected ... And the second issue is more important ... Analysts suggest the strategic Syrian town of al-Bab, which is under IS control, could also be the target of such an offensive....
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