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Airstrike kills two senior Daesh officials: US

Abu-Hashum al-Umawi and another senior Daesh official killed, says US military



A group of Daesh fighters.
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Washington: A US airstrike killed two senior Daesh (the so-callled ISIS) group officials in Syria on Thursday, the military's Central Command (CENTCOM) said.

"US forces conducted a successful airstrike in northern Syria, killing both Abu-Hashum al-Umawi, a deputy Wali of Syria, and another senior ISIS official associated with him," CENTCOM said in a statement, using an acronym for Daesh.

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