Russia Claims To Have Killed An ISIS Spokesman

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August 31, 2016

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.