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IS leader killed in Turkey's airstrike in Syria's al-Bab

Xinhua, December 30, 2016 Adjust font size:

Local sources said an Islamic State (IS) leader was killed Thursday in a Turkish airstrike in Syria as part of the ongoing Euphrates Shield operation, Turkish Hurriyet News reported Friday.

The leader, identified as Ebu Husen Tunusi, died when his motorcade was hit by Turkish warplanes in al-Bab, Hurriyet said.

Tunusi had been chosen as an emir by IS and transferred to al-Bab from Raqqa, the de facto capital of the jihadist group. Endit