“Doubt cast over seniority of Isis leader killed by US special forces in Syria raid” - The Guardian
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/may/16/isis-leader-killed-us-special-forces-raid-syria
The name Abu Sayyaf has not been on lists of top-line Isis leaders and he is not known to have had a price put on his head for his death or capture – unlike at least 10 other men who form the nucleus of the group’s leadership. His lack of profile led to speculation on Saturday among Iraqi officials and western diplomats in the region that the target of the raid may have been a more senior figure.
“He was very close to Adnani,” said a Baghdad-based specialist on Isis, Hisham al-Hashimi, referring to the chief spokesman of the group, Abu Mohammed al-Adnani. “They were together often.”
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/may/16/isis-leader-killed-us-special-forces-raid-syria
Odd.