A senior US defense official has confirmed that a top Islamic State military commander Abu Jandal al-Kuwaiti has been killed by a coalition airstrike in Syria near Tabqa Dam on Monday. He was a key leader of the group in Raqqa. No other details are available. The US confirmation is the first official coalition acknowledgement of his death.

A senior US defense official has confirmed that a top Islamic State military commander Abu Jandal al-Kuwaiti has been killed by a coalition airstrike in Syria near Tabqa Dam on Monday. He was a key leader of the group in Raqqa. No other details are available. The US confirmation is the first official coalition acknowledgement of his death.