Islamic State recruit from Kerala killed in US attack in Afghanistan
Missing Kerala Man Who Had Allegedly Joined The Islamic State In 2016, Is Believed To Have Been Killed In A US Air Strike In Afghanistan.
Missing Kerala man who had allegedly joined the Islamic State in 2016, is believed to have been killed in a US air strike in Afghanistan. Yahya’s family members got a message on Saturday night about his death on Telegram, a social media application, said BCA Rahiman, a social worker.The sender of the message, Asfak, said Yahya was “martyred” in the US attack. “He was killed while fighting the US forces,” the message read. It, however, does not specify as to when he was killed.
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