Top ISIS Leader Omar the Chechen Believed Dead in US Airstrike
A top ISIS commander known by his nickname Omar the Chechen  and recognized by his distinguishable red beard  is believed dead from a U.S. airstrike in Syria, a senior defense official told NBC News Tuesday. The likely death of Omar al-Shishani near the town of Shaddadi  seized by Syrian rebels from ISIS last month  would be a key gain for coalition forces in taking out one of the biggest names on the U.S.'s terror hit list. The senior defense official said al-Shishani, born in 1986, is believed to have died