US confirms strike on IS commander `Omar the Chechen`
The Pentagon Thursday acknowledged targeting a top Islamic State group commander, Omar al-Shishani, in an airstrike.
Jul 15, 2016, 11:02 AM IST
US airstrike targets Islamic State leader once thought dead
The Pentagon says that a top Islamic State commander believed to have been killed earlier this year was likely at an IS meeting Sunday near Mosul, Iraq.
Jul 15, 2016, 10:47 AM IST
Top IS commander Shishani killed: jihadist-linked agency
Citing a "military source," Amaq said yesterday Shishani was killed "in the town of Sharqat.
Jul 14, 2016, 03:18 AM IST
IS commander 'Omar the Chechen' dead, confirms US
A top Islamic State group commander known as "Omar the Chechen" is dead after suffering injuries in a US-led coalition strike in northeastern Syria, the Pentagon has confirmed.
Mar 15, 2016, 07:53 AM IST
IS commander `Omar the Chechen` survived US strike: Monitor
Top Islamic State commander leader Omar al-Shishani, known as Omar the Chechen, was "seriously injured" in a recent strike in northeastern Syria but not killed despite US suggestions to the contrary, a monitoring group said.
Mar 10, 2016, 12:25 PM IST
Top IS commander al-Shishani 'likely killed' in Syria air strike: US official
The target of the March 4 attack was Omar al-Shishani, a Georgian fighting with Islamic State in Syria, the Pentagon said in a statement.
Mar 09, 2016, 05:59 AM IST
