U.S. Airstrike Kills ISIS Leader in Syria: DOD
World,Terrorism,Syria,Russia,US Military,Foreign Affairs
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The United States Central Command (CENTCOM) on Sunday confirmed that a drone airstrike from Friday successfully killed an ISIS leader in Syria.
The official statement announcing the news was shared across various platforms, including CENTCOM's official Twitter account. In it, the agency confirmed the death of ISIS leader Usamah Al-Muhajir, with the airstrike taking place in an unspecified part of Eastern Syria.
"This will disrupt and degrade ISIS's ability to plan and conduct terror attacks," the official statement read. "However, CENTCOM's operations against ISIS, alongside partner forces in Iraq and Syria, will continue in order to achieve the group's enduring defeat."
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