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Russia Claims To Have Killed An ISIS Spokesman

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This undated militant image provided by SITE Intel Group shows Abu Muhammed al-Adnani, the Islamic State militant group's spokesman who was killed in Aleppo, Syria on Tuesday. (SITE Intel Group via AP)
This undated militant image provided by SITE Intel Group shows Abu Muhammed al-Adnani, the Islamic State militant group's spokesman who was killed in Aleppo, Syria on Tuesday. (SITE Intel Group via AP)

ISIS says its spokesman and chief strategist in Syria, Mohammed al-Adnani, has been killed in Aleppo. Today, Russia's Defense Ministry said he was killed in a Russian air strike. Here & Now's Robin Young gets the latest from NPR's Phil Ewing.

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Phil Ewing, NPR national security editor. He tweets @philewing.

This segment aired on August 31, 2016.

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