On September 7, an air strike by the U.S.-led coalition forces ended the career, and the life, of Wa’il Adil Hasan Salman al-Fayad, the Islamic State (Da’esh / ISIS) chief propaganda leader.
According to a statement released by the Pentagon on Friday, “Dr. Wa’il” has been responsible for the broadcasts of the propaganda videos of the beheading of journalists and aid workers over the past several years.
It has been those propaganda videos produced by “Dr. Wa’il” that have been a central tool in the recruiting of new terrorists and lone wolf attackers to ISIS.