Islamic State's top spokesman al-Adnani 'killed in Aleppo'

Al-Adnani was mostly known for his calls for lone-wolf attacks in the West

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The chief spokesman for so-called Islamic State (IS) has been killed in Syria, IS-affiliated media say.

In a statement distributed by the group's supporters, Amaq News Agency reported that Abu Muhammad al-Adnani died in the city of Aleppo.
He was "martyred while surveying the operations to repel the military campaigns against Aleppo", it said.