Southeast Asian Daesh militant leader Muhammad Wanndy Mohamed Jedi was today confirmed killed in an attack in Raqqa, Syria on April 29.

Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar confirmed the matter in his official Twitter account after researching on the information obtained.

"After studying the intelligence obtained, @PDRMsia confirmed that Muhammad Wanndy was killed in an attack in Raqqa, Syria on 29/4/17," Khalid said.

On April 29, news on the death of Muhammad Wanndy went viral on the social media after his wife Nor Mahmudah Ahmad uploaded a status in Facebook informing that he had died in a drone attack.

-- BERNAMA