We conducted a drone strike on July 7 that killed an ISIS leader in Syria. The U.S. Central Command said.
Publish dateMonday 10 July 2023 - 13:30
Story Code : 272991
Afghan Voice Agency (AVA)_Monitoring, It used the same MQ-9 drones in the attack that had “earlier in the day been harassed by Russian aircraft in an encounter that had lasted almost two hours”, it said in a statement, Reuters reported.
“U.S. Central Command conducted a strike in Syria that resulted in the death of Usamah al-Muhajir, an ISIS leader in eastern Syria,” it said without giving any more details on al-Muhajir.
Washington has in the last year stepped up raids and operations against suspected ISIS operatives in Syria, killing and arresting various of its leaders who had taken shelter in areas under Turkey-backed rebel control after the group lost its last territory in Syria in 2019.
The U.S.-led campaign which killed former ISIS head Abu Bakr al Baghdadi, has since targeted its surviving leaders, many of whom are thought to have planned attacks abroad.
U.S. military commanders say ISIS remains a significant threat within the region, however, though its capabilities have been degraded and its ability to re-establish its network weakened.
ISIS controlled one-third of Iraq and Syria at its peak in 2014. Though it was beaten back in both countries, its militants continue to wage insurgent attacks.
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