{"id":55187,"date":"2016-09-17T15:38:32","date_gmt":"2016-09-17T15:38:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2016\/09\/17\/pentagon-key-isis-operative-killed-in-airstrike-in-syria\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T08:57:15","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T08:57:15","slug":"pentagon-key-isis-operative-killed-in-airstrike-in-syria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/flashpoints\/2016\/09\/17\/pentagon-key-isis-operative-killed-in-airstrike-in-syria\/","title":{"rendered":"Pentagon: Key ISIS operative killed in airstrike in Syria"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>WASHINGTON \u2014\u00a0A key Islamic State\u00a0leader responsible for terror videos of torture and execution\u00a0was killed in an airstrike last week\u00a0in Syria,\u00a0the Pentagon announced Friday.<br\/><br\/>Wa&#8217;il Adil Hasan Salman al-Fayad, also known as Dr. Wa&#8217;il, was\u00a0minister of information and a key leader for the terror group known as ISIS or ISIL,\u00a0<culink class=\"culinks\" culang=\"en\" href=\"http:\/\/curiyo.com\/en\/topic\/Peter Cook\" title=\"\"> Peter Cook<\/culink>, Pentagon press secretary, said Friday in a statement. Wa&#8217;il\u00a0was killed Sept. 7 near Raqqa, the self-proclaimed capital of the Islamic State.<br\/><br\/>&#8220;The removal of ISIL&#8217;s senior leaders degrades its ability to retain territory, and its ability to plan, finance, and direct attacks inside and outside of the region,&#8221; Cook said. &#8220;We will continue to work with our coalition partners to build momentum in the campaign to deal ISIL a lasting defeat.&#8221;<br\/><br\/><br\/><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Earlier this week, the Pentagon announced that it had confirmed killing\u00a0Abu Muhammad Al-<\/p>\n\n\n\n<culink class=\"culinks\" culang=\"en\" href=\"http:\/\/curiyo.com\/en\/topic\/Adnanites\" title=\"\"> Adnani<\/culink>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">, the chief spokesman for the Islamic State and its coordinator of mass-casualty attacks, including those in Paris and<\/p>\n\n\n\n<culink class=\"culinks\" culang=\"en\" href=\"http:\/\/curiyo.com\/en\/topic\/Brussels\" title=\"\"> Brussels<\/culink>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">. 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