The US authorities had offered a reward of $7m for Abdul Rahman Mustafa al-Qaduli
The US has announced that it has
killed a number of leading Islamic State (IS) militants in the past
week, including the purported second-in-command.
Defence Secretary
Ashton Carter said the deaths of Abdul Rahman Mustafa al-Qaduli and
other members of the group's "cabinet" would hamper its operations.He gave no details about how Qaduli, an Iraqi also known as Hajji Iman, died.
However, NBC News earlier reported he was killed during a raid by US special forces in Syria on Thursday morning.
Defence officials said the troops landed in helicopters and lay in wait as Qaduli drove past them in a car.
There was an attempt to capture Qaduli alive, but the situation escalated and the militant and three other people in the vehicle were killed, the officials added.
The US authorities had offered a reward of $7m (£5m) for Qaduli.
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