The message was released in Arabic through IS mouthpiece 'Amaq'.Armar, believed to be in his mid-twenties, was reportedly killed in Raqqa. PKK is believed to be heading the combat module of its USbacked mother organisation Kurdish People's Defence Force (YPG), and considered a vital force fighting IS in Syria. Intelligence sources said there were inputs on Armar's death late on Monday evening, but an official confirmation could not be obtained. If true, this would be a major relief for India as Armar is believed to have radicalised at least three dozen youths in the country. These IDs were used by several recruiters in touch with at least 600-700 Indian youngsters on closed social media groups.

Source: Times of India August 21, 2017 21:22 UTC