US says death of IS number two 'hampers' its operations ability

US forces killed the Islamic State group's second-in-command this week, dealing a blow to the extremists' ability to conduct operations in Iraq, Syria and abroad, Pentagon chief Ashton Carter said Friday. "We are systematically eliminating ISIL's cabinet," Carter told reporters, referring also to the killing early in the month of Omar al-Shishani, the man known as "Omar the Chechen," who was effectively IS's defense minister. The latest killing "will hamper the ability for them to conduct operat