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The Syrian Army has killed ISIS Minister of War, Abu Mosaab al-Masri, during its operations in the eastern part of the Aleppo province, the Syrian state-run news agency SANA reported on Wednesday, citing a military source. Thus, government forces allegedly killed the general ISIS military commander in the country.
Abu Mosaab al-Masri was named among 13 other ISIS top figures that had been killed by the Syrian army during its advance in Aleppo province.
If confirmed, this will be a major blow to ISIS ahead of the expected government push in the direction of Deir Ezzor and the US-backed advance on Raqqah.