DAMASCUS, Syria, March 9 (UPI) -- The Department of Defense revealed a recent U.S. airstrike possibly killed an Islamic State war minister known as "Omar the Chechen" who had a $5 million bounty on his head.
Tarkhan Tayumurazovich Batirashvili, also known as Abu Umar al-Shishani, was targeted in the airstrike conducted on Friday. He is a Georgian national based in Syria who held top military positions with the Islamic State, also known as ISIS, Daesh and ISIL.