Founder of Daesh propaganda agency killed in eastern Syria: Report

The founder of the Daesh group’s propaganda agency and his daughter have been killed in a US aerial attack in eastern Syria, media reports say.

They quoted unnamed sources as saying Thursday that Baraa Kadek, the founder of the Daesh-affiliated Amaq news agency, was killed in the airstrike that hit his home last week in the town of Mayadeen in Dayr al-Zawr province.

Kadek’s brother, Hozaifa, has posted the announcement of his death on Facebook, they added.

A former comrade of Kadek said he and his daughter and wife were wounded in the aerial raid last Friday and that he and his daughter died of their wounds Wednesday. The top militant’s wife remains in critical condition, the source added.

Last week, the US military said it had carried out a series of airstrikes on May 25 and 26, targeting militant media infrastructure and “propaganda facilities”.

Local sources earlier said US airstrikes in the troubled region had killed at least 35 civilians, including family members of Daesh.

Daesh militants or the US have yet to comment on the death of Kadek, who had maintained close ties with the group’s ringleader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.