BEIRUT (AP) — The Islamic State group says its spokesman has been "martyred" in northern Syria.
The IS-run Aamaq news agency said Tuesday that Abu Muhammed al-Adnani was "martyred while surveying the operations to repel the military campaigns against Aleppo," without providing further details.
#BREAKING #ISIS Spokesman Abu Muhammed Al-Adnani has been killed in #Aleppo , #Syria . pic.twitter.com/I0C8T8jbFA
— Rasan Remzi (@RasanRemzi) August 30, 2016
IS has released several audio files online in which Adnani, a senior leader in the group, delivers fiery sermons urging followers to carry out attacks.
The extremist group has suffered a string of defeats in recent weeks, including in Syria's northern Aleppo province, where Turkish troops and allied Syrian rebels drove IS out of the border town of Jarablus last week.
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