Chechen-born Abu Bakr al-Shishani, leader of the Ahrar ash-Sham terrorist group, was reportedly killed in a Russian airstrike.
BRKNG Amir of the Ahrar al Sham group Abu Bakr Al-Shishani a native of Chechnya eliminated after the air strike of Airspace f RF #Syria
— Evgeny Poddubnyy (@epoddubny) October 15, 2015
A prominent terrorist leader was reportedly killed by a Russian airstrike in Syria’s Homs province, a Syrian military source told Sputnik Thursday. Initial reports suggest it could be Chechen-born militant Abu Bakr al-Shishani.
“A group of militants, including the leader of Jaish al-Sham terrorist group, Chechen native Abu Bakr al-Shishani, was eliminated on October 14 as a result of a Russian airstrike in the Homs province,” the source said.Earlier today SANA, Syria’s national news agency, reported that the Syrian army had destroyed another leader of Ahrar ash-Sham, sheikh Omar Mustafa al-Khodr and his top aide Khaled Abu Anas.
Since September 30, Russia has been carrying out airstrikes on the Islamic State positions in Syria following a request by the country’s internationally recognized government.