CNN: The U.S. military and intelligence community is assessing whether a targeted U.S. airstrike killed a top ISIS leader, known as Omar "the Chechen," several U.S. officials told CNN.
The strike took place on Friday near the Syrian town of al-Shaddadi.
Abu Omar al-Shishani, the ISIS leader targeted in the strike, has a reputation as one of ISIS' most capable commanders. There has been a $5 million reward on his head from the U.S. State Department. Shishani is a former member of an elite Georgian military unit.
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