Abu Muhammed al-Adnani, shown here in screengrab from a YouTube video, typically delivered fiery sermons in Daesh propaganda urging followers to carry out attacks. ( AFP/GETTY IMAGES )BEIRUT—Daesh’s spokesman and chief strategist, who laid out the blueprint for the extremist group’s attacks against the West, has been killed while overseeing operations in northern Syrian province of Aleppo, the group announced Tuesday. Al-Adnani is a Syrian who was born in the northern province of Idlib and is believed to be in his late 30s. Aleppo is a current focal point of the civil war in Syria, where Daesh, Syrian Kurdish forces, Turkey-backed rebels and President Bashar Assad’s forces are vying for control. Aleppo, where Aamaq said al-Adnani was killed, is a current focal point of the civil war in Syria, where Daesh, Syrian Kurdish forces, Turkey-backed rebels and President Bashar Assad’s forces are vying for control.

Source: thestar August 30, 2016 18:46 UTC