Dead or alive? Pentagon confirms ISIL military chief — reported killed in March — was again targeted

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Dead or alive? Pentagon confirms ISIL military chief — reported killed in March — was again targeted

by WorldTribune Staff, July 15, 2016 The Pentagon is still unable to confirm if the notorious Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) commander known as Omar the Chechen is dead or alive. The Pentagon had claimed in early March that coalition forces had killed Omar al-Shishani, but it was later reported that he was […]

ISIL commander reported on life support after U.S. strike

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ISIL commander reported on life support after U.S. strike

Special to WorldTribune.com A top Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) commander is said to be “clinically dead” after being wounded in a U.S.-led coalition airstrike earlier this month. Omar al-Shishani, the red-bearded terrorist known as Omar the Chechen, has been “clinically dead” for several days, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on March […]