The former German rapper who joined ISIS in 2012 and had publicly threatened
President Obama has been killed in an airstrike, the Pentagon confirmed
on Friday, October 30.
Denis Cuspert, who went by his hip-hop name "Deso Dogg," died in an
Oct. 16 attack near Raqqa, Syria, according to Department of Defense
spokeswoman Elissa Smith.
"Cuspert was a foreign terrorist fighter and operative for ISIL who
used social media to take advantage of disaffected youth and potential
Western recruits," she said in a statement.
"He publicly threatened the president of the United States and German
citizens. He also encouraged Western Muslims to conduct
attacks." she added.
The Berlin-born rapper was labeled a "specially
designated global terrorist" in February, according to the State Department.
Cuspert has appeared in several propaganda videos for the militant
group, including one where he appeared to be holding a man's severed
head. He went by the name Abu Talha al-Almani after ditching his musical roots to join the terrorist group.
"His death contributes to our efforts to stop foreign fighter recruitment," Smith said.
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