Islamic State 'war minister' killed east of Aleppo - Syrian state TV


  • World
  • Wednesday, 24 May 2017

BEIRUT (Reuters) - The Syrian army said on Wednesday it had killed Islamic State's "minister of war" among other senior figures in the group in operations east of the northern city of Aleppo.

A Syrian military source cited by Syrian state media identified the war minister as Abu Musab al-Masri, without saying exactly when or where he was killed.

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