White House says has no evidence Russia killed Islamic State leader
ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE, Aug 31 (Reuters) - The Obama administration is not aware of any facts suggesting Russia was involved in the death of prominent Islamic State leader Abu Muhammad al-Adnani, a White House spokesman said on Wednesday.
Moscow had claimed that Russian air strikes in Syria had killed Adnani. U.S. defense officials said earlier that Russia's claim is a "joke." (Reporting by Roberta Rampton, writing by Timothy Gardner)
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