DIRECT HIT Smoke rises after a United States air strike on positions of the Islamic State in the city of Kobani, Syria, on Oct. 15, 2014. XINHUA FILE PHOTO
DIRECT HIT Smoke rises after a United States air strike on positions of the Islamic State in the city of Kobani, Syria, on Oct. 15, 2014. XINHUA FILE PHOTO

BEIRUT: The Islamic State (IS) jihadist group announced on Wednesday that its leader Abu Hasan al-Hashimi al-Qurashi had been killed in battle and announced a replacement to lead its remaining sleeper cells.

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