“The death of Abu al-Hasan al-Hashemi al-Qurashi in mid-October was another blow to ISIS.
This operation was carried out by the Syrian Free Army, ”RIA Novosti quotes a statement.
Earlier it became known that al-Kurashi was eliminated during the battle.
The details are unknown.
On November 11, the deputy head of the Russian Center for the Reconciliation of Warring Parties in the Arab Republic, Major General Oleg Yegorov, said that the Syrian security forces had carried out a special operation to neutralize ISIS-linked militants.
* "Islamic State" (IS) - the organization was recognized as a terrorist organization by the decision of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation of December 29, 2014.