ISIS confirms the death of its number two in US airstrike


The alleged spokesman for the ISIS terror organization confirmed on Tuesday the killing of the jihadist organisation's second in command in a US air strike earlier this year."America is rejoicing over the killing of Abu Mutaz al-Qurashi and considers this a great victory," Abu Mohamed al-Adnani said in an audio recording posted on websites related with the group.The White House has said that Qurashi, also known as Fadhil Ahmad al-Hayali and Haji Mutaz, was killed on August 18 in a U.S. airstrike on a vehicle near the northern Iraqi city of Mosul.Related: ISIStarget="_blank"'>