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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.

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