The "Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant" (ISIL) said Monday (October 10th) that a senior operative considered the group's information minister had been killed, confirming an earlier Pentagon report, AFP reported.
In a statement on social media, ISIL affirmed the death of Wael Adil Hasan Salman al-Fayad, also known as Abu Mohammad al-Furqan, saying he was an "emir" of the group's central media body. It did not release any further details.
The Pentagon last month said al-Fayad had been killed in a precision strike on September 7th near the Syrian city of al-Raqa.
Al-Fayad had overseen the group's media production of videos showing torture and executions, the Pentagon said, describing him as "one of ISIL's most senior leaders" and a close associate of ISIL spokesman Abu Mohamed al-Adnani, who was killed on August 30th.
