A Russian airstrike killed the so-called Islamic State's (IS) spokesman Abu Mohammed al-Adnani, Russia's defence ministry has said.
Russian officials said intelligence confirmed the strike on Aleppo province, which 40 (IS) militants, including al-Adnani, who was also the group's chief strategist.
His death is seen as a major blow to IS, which has been on retreat in Iraq and Syria.
The US said it launched an airstrike targeting al-Adnani in the Syrian city of al-Bab, which is northeast of Aleppo.
Pentagon press secretary Peter Cook said the US was still assessing the results of the strike.
Russian officials said intelligence confirmed the strike on Aleppo province, which 40 (IS) militants, including al-Adnani, who was also the group's chief strategist.
His death is seen as a major blow to IS, which has been on retreat in Iraq and Syria.
The US said it launched an airstrike targeting al-Adnani in the Syrian city of al-Bab, which is northeast of Aleppo.
Pentagon press secretary Peter Cook said the US was still assessing the results of the strike.
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