| Abu Mosa | |
| Death Date: | 22 August 2014 |
| Death Place: | Al-Taqbah, Raqqa |
| Death Cause: | Airstrike by the Syrian Air Force |
| Known For: | Press officer of the Islamic State and starring in the Vice News documentary on YouTube |
| Battles: | Syrian civil war |
Abu Mosa (presumably a nom de guerre) was a press officer for the Islamic State.[1] In a documentary video made by Vice News reporter Medyan Daireh, he threatened the US and said "we will raise the flag of Allah in the White House".[2] He also threatened to "liberate Istanbul".[3]
He was killed by an air strike on 22 August 2014 by the Syrian army in an attack for al-Tabqa air base in Raqqa Governorate during the Syrian Civil War.[4] It was confirmed by U.S. Department of State.[5]