US-led Coalition Strike Kills Daesh Minister of Information

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The Pentagon announced on Friday that a coalition air strike in Syria has killed a senior Daesh [the Arabic Acronym for the terrorist "ISIS"/"ISIL" group] militant considered the group's information minister.

Pentagon spokesman Peter Cook said that Wa'il Adil Hasan Salman al-Fayad, also known as "Dr. Wa'il", was killed in a precision strike on September 7 near Raqa, the Syrian city that is the de facto capital of the Daesh group.

"Wa'il oversaw "ISIL's" production of terrorist propaganda videos showing torture and executions," Cook said, describing him as "one of the group's most senior leaders" and a close associate of Abu Mohamed al-Adnani.

US officials "will continue to work with our coalition partners to build momentum" in the campaign to deal Daesh "a lasting defeat".

The announcement comes as airstrikes and clashes are testing a fragile ceasefire in Syria. 

Russia said that although only Moscow and the Syrian regime were fulfilling the truce deal, it was ready to extend the agreement by 72 hours.

The Pentagon also said that it had deployed dozens of US Special Operations Forces to Syria's border with Turkey.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team