The spokesperson of the Islamic State in Iraq, considered the heir of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, was seriously injured by a missile attack carried out by a US drone. This is confirmed by the Joint Operations Command of the country.
Abu Mohammed al-Adnani, the future designated leader of the group, would have lost a "large amount of blood" following injuries sustained by a raid yesterday in Barwanah, Anbar province. The man was transferred first to the city of Hit and then to Mosul. His condition is considered desperate.
Adnani is considered the most important public figure on the terrorist network in Iraq. Author of several audio recordings published online, he is considered like Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi and heir of the latter in the guide of the caliphate.
Born in the 1977 (but some documents speak of 1978) in Binnish, in western Syria, Abu Mohammed al-Adnani whose real name is Taha Subhi Falaha, is the official spokesman for the Islamic State of Iraq. Emir of ISIS in Syria, on him hangs a bounty of 5 million dollars placed by the US State Department.
His terrorist career began when he was very young in Iraq against coalition forces. Captured by the Americans in the 2005, he spends five years in the prison of Camp Bucca. From the 2010 to the 2012, identity changes several times: Taha al-Banshi, Jaber Taha Falah, Abu Baker Al-Khattab, Abu Sadek al-Rawi up to his current name Mohamed al-Adnani.
Having been sanctioned by the 15 August 2014 by the UN Security Council, it is included in the "Kill List" of the US State Department three days later. He achieved notoriety and consecration in the Islamic State with his first important speech, published on the net the 22 September of 2014, entitled "In truth, your Lord is always vigilant".
It is considered the first guide (polished) of the Islamic State to kill Western infidels. "... relying on Allah is essential for completing the mission and killing an infidel. Then you could smash his head with a stone, slaughter it with a knife, hit it with a car, throw it from a high place, suffocate it or poison it. "
