US claims IS 2nd-in-command killed this week
United States Defence Secretary Ash Carter on Friday said that the Islamic State's top finance officer and purported second-in-command, Haji Iman, also known as Abd ar-Rahman Mustafa al-Qaduli, was believed to be killed this week. "We are systematically eliminating ISIL's cabinet," Carter said. Earlier, it was reported that the Islamic States' War Minister Abu Omar al-Shishani had been killed. 