Live UpdateFrom the Liveblog of Tuesday, July 12, 2022
Islamic State’s Syria chief killed in US drone strike — Pentagon
The leader of the Islamic State group in Syria was killed today in a US drone strike, the Pentagon says.
Maher al-Agal was killed while riding a motorcycle near Jindayris in Syria, and one of his top aides was seriously injured, Pentagon Central Command spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Dave Eastburn tells AFP.
Pictures that circulated of the aftermath of the strike pic.twitter.com/cbp1Ce6iBF
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