IS leaders killed in Iraq, Syria
US-led coalition air strikes have killed several senior figures in the Islamic State group since April in a heavy blow to the jihadist organisation. Here is a short list of departed warlords:
ABU MOHAMED AL-ADNANI
On Tuesday, the IS announced via its news service Amaq that Abu Mohamed al-Adnani, a Syrian national, had died in Aleppo province of northern Syria and pledged to avenge his death. Pentagon spokesman Peter Cook said a coalition air strike near Al-Bab had targeted Adnani, describing him as the "principal architect of ISIL's external operations and... ISIL's chief spokesman".
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“OMAR THE CHECHEN"
On July 13, Amaq announced the death of senior IS commander Omar al-Shishani, whose nom de guerre means Omar the Chechen, near Mosul in northern Iraq. The Pentagon confirmed that coalition aircraft had targeted the IS leader, but not that he had been killed.
IS ANBAR CHIEF ABU WAHIB
On May 6, another airstrike killed Abu Wahib, "military emir" of IS for the vast western Iraqi province of Anbar, near the town of Rutba. Abu Wahib, a former al-Qaeda militant and three other IS jihadists died when their vehicle was hit, and Pentagon spokesman Cook said he was considered "a significant leader in ISIL leadership overall, not just in Anbar province".
ABD AR-RAHMAN MUSTAFA AL-QADULI
On March 25, US Defence Secretary Ashton Carter announced that Abd ar-Rahman Mustafa al-Qaduli, believed to be number two in the IS leadership, had been "eliminated" during a US operation in Syria. Carter also referred to Aqduli as Haji Imam.
AL-NUSRA SPOKESMAN
On April 3, Al-Nusra Front spokesman Abu Firas al-Suri, also known as Radwane Nammous, died when US planes attacked a training camp in the northwestern Syrian province of Idlib. In late July, the group announced it was breaking ties with al-Qaeda and renaming itself Fateh al-Sham Front.
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