Abu Humam al-Shami
ISIL leader's freed ex-wife wants to come to Turkey
Al Qaeda's Syrian wing, the Nusra Front, released 16 Lebanese soldiers and policemen held captive since August, 2014 on Dec. 1 in a Qatari-mediated deal that also secured freedom for a jailed ex-wife of Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, who said she wished to come to Turkey.
Syrian army kills top al Qaeda leader: state media
The Syrian army carried out an operation that killed the military commander of the al Qaeda-linked Nusra Front on March 5 in northwestern Syria, Syrian state media reported.
Abu Humam al-Shami was killed by an explosion during a meeting of Nusra Front leaders in Idlib province. Insurgent sources said at least three other Nusra Front commanders were killed in the blast.
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Lebanon holding ISIL chief's daughter, ex-wife: Minister
Lebanese authorities are holding a daughter and an ex-wife of the head of the Islamic State in IRaq and the Levant (ISIL), Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the interior minister said.
It was initially reported that a wife and son of the self-proclaimed "caliph" had been arrested last month.