▁reports ▁based ▁on ▁Islam ist ▁online ▁sources ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁killed ▁on ▁ 2 0 ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁inf ight ing ▁amongst ▁the ▁J ih adi ▁groups ▁fighting ▁in ▁Sy ria , ▁after ▁the ▁rival ▁Al - N us ra ▁Front ▁launched ▁a ▁suic ide ▁attack ▁against ▁an ▁I SI L ▁post . ▁However , ▁German ▁newspaper ▁Die ▁Welt ▁quoted ▁other ▁foreign ▁f igh ters ▁as ▁den ying ▁C us pert ' s ▁death ▁and ▁att rib uting ▁the ▁confusion ▁to ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁another ▁I SI L ▁member ▁who ▁also ▁used ▁the ▁alias ▁of ▁Ab u ▁Tal ha ▁Al - Al man i . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 6 ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Department ▁of ▁Def ense ▁informed ▁media ▁out lets ▁that ▁C us pert ▁had ▁been ▁killed ▁by ▁a ▁U . S . ▁a irst rike ▁near ▁Ra qq a , ▁Sy ria . ▁In ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁the ▁Pent agon ▁stated ▁that ▁it ▁had ▁been ▁mistaken : ▁C us pert ▁had ▁surv ived ▁the ▁strike ▁near ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁Ra qq a . ▁ ▁In ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁the ▁I SI L - link ed ▁W af a ' ▁Media ▁Foundation ▁announced ▁his ▁death , ▁accomp any ing ▁its ▁report ▁with ▁photos ▁of ▁C us pert ' s ▁blood ied ▁cada ver . ▁He ▁was ▁reported ly ▁killed ▁in ▁an ▁a irst rike ▁during ▁the ▁De ir