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IS senior leader 'killed in US raid in Syria

The US has announced that it has killed a number of leading Islamic State (IS) militants in the past week, including the purported second-in-command.

Defence Secretary Ashton Carter said the deaths of Abdul Rahman Mustafa al-Qaduli and other members of the group's "cabinet" would hamper its operations.

He gave no details about how Qaduli, an Iraqi also known as Hajji Iman, died.

However, NBC News earlier reported he was killed during a raid by US special forces in Syria on Thursday morning.

Defence officials said the troops landed in helicopters and lay in wait as Qaduli drove past them in a car.

There was an attempt to capture Qaduli alive, but the situation escalated and the militant and three other people in the vehicle were killed, the officials added.....More

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This might be way to eliminate ISIS, by targeting leaders.  But so many individuals are trained in suicide missions, that it might be difficult to stop all missions.

It is a  concern with the number of Syrian refugees accepted by foreign countries, that ISIS might use the program to spread their operatives overseas.   

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