Reports of Death of ISIS’ No. 2
Lesson Brief
BBC Arabic
On May 13, BBC Arabic reported on recent claims that ISIS' second in command has been taken out in a coalition air strike. According to an initial report by Iraq's semi-official Al Iraqiyia, Abdurrahman Mustafa Muhammad was killed while attending a meeting at a mosque in Talaafar, Iraq. The reports were not officially confirmed by the US and Iraqi governments. He was one of several members of the organization killed in multiple airstrikes carried out throughout Iraq and Syria on Wednesday. Last week, the US offered a USD 7 million reward for information on Muhammad's location.
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- airstrike
- غارة
- to carry out, to execute
- نَفَّذَ ، يُنَفِّذُ
- (official position; leader of a Caza, or district; old Islamic empire post)
- قاضي قضاة
- to issue a statement
- أَصْدَرَ ، يُصْدِرُ بيانا
- fate
- مصير
- Ministry of Defense
- وزارة الدفاع
- in cooperation with
- بالتعاون مع
- despite (the fact that)
- رغم أن
- (who) goes by, uses (an alias)
- مكنى به
- official confirmation
- تأكيد رسمي