{"id":78,"date":"2016-09-18T17:25:56","date_gmt":"2016-09-18T17:25:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/baileyonlineclassroom.com\/middleeastandnorthafricablog\/?p=78"},"modified":"2016-09-18T17:26:29","modified_gmt":"2016-09-18T17:26:29","slug":"isiss-propaganda-chief-dr-wail-killed-in-airstrike-pentagon-confirms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/baileyonlineclassroom.com\/middleeastandnorthafricablog\/2016\/09\/18\/isiss-propaganda-chief-dr-wail-killed-in-airstrike-pentagon-confirms\/","title":{"rendered":"Isis&#8217;s propaganda chief, Dr Wa&#8217;il, killed in airstrike, Pentagon confirms"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"content__head tonal__head tonal__head--tone-news \">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>(The Guardian) Isis\u2019s minister of information, Wa\u2019il Adil Hasan Salman al-Fayad, killed in Raqqa by US-led coalition airstrike<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"content__main tonal__main tonal__main--tone-news\">\n<div class=\"gs-container\">\n<div class=\"content__main-column content__main-column--article js-content-main-column \">\n<div class=\"content__meta-container js-content-meta js-football-meta u-cf \"><\/div>\n<div class=\"content__article-body from-content-api js-article__body\">\n<p>An Islamic State leader who oversaw the militant group\u2019s propaganda has been killed in Syria in an airstrike carried out by the US-led coalition on 7 September, the Pentagon has said.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"element element-rich-link element--thumbnail element-rich-link--upgraded\">\n<div class=\"rich-link tone-feature--item \"><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>A statement from Pentagon spokesman Peter Cook said that the airstrike took place near Raqqa, targeting and killing Wa\u2019il Adil Hasan Salman al-Fayad, also known as Dr Wa\u2019il.<\/p>\n<p>Isis controls parts of Iraq and Syria and has broadcast its beheadings of journalists and aid workers over the past few years.<\/p>\n<p>The Pentagon said Wa\u2019il was minister of information and a prominent member of Isis\u2019s senior shura council, or leadership group. \u201cWa\u2019il oversaw Isil\u2019s production of terrorist propaganda videos showing torture and executions,\u201d Cook said in the statement, using an Arab acronym for the group. \u201cHe was a close associate of Abu Muhammad al-Adnani, the Isil spokesman and leader for plotting and inspiring external terror attacks.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On 30 August, Isis announced Adnani had been killed in a US air strike in Syria, which was later confirmed by the Pentagon.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(The Guardian) Isis\u2019s minister of information, Wa\u2019il Adil Hasan Salman al-Fayad, killed in Raqqa by US-led coalition airstrike An Islamic State leader who oversaw the militant group\u2019s propaganda has been killed in Syria in an airstrike carried out by the US-led coalition on 7 September, the Pentagon has said. 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