BEIRUT - Senior Islamic State militants including the group's 'minister of war' have been killed in Syrian army operations to the east of Aleppo, Syrian state media cited a military source as saying on Wednesday. The 'minister of war' was identified as Abu Musab al-Masri. The military source said he was among a number of senior Islamic State militants killed in the army operations, who included Saudis and Iraqis.
