Originally posted by the Voice of America. Voice of America content is produced by the Voice of America, a United States federal government-sponsored entity, and is in the public domain. IS Spokesman Reported Dead in Aleppo by VOA News The news agency for the Islamic State militant group says its spokesman in Aleppo, Syria, has been killed. In a statement, the group said Abu Muhammad al-Adnani was one of the group's longest-serving officials. The news agency, Amaz, reported that Adnani was killed "while surveying the operations to repel the military campaigns against Aleppo."