U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) forces on Monday conducted a “unilateral airstrike” in Syria that killed an ISIS senior leader Khalid Aydd Ahmad al-Jabouri, who was responsible “for planning ISIS attacks into Europe,” according to an official statement.
The deceased militant was also tasked with developing “the leadership structure for ISIS,” CENTCOM stated.
“ISIS continues to represent a threat to the region and beyond,” said General Michael Kurilla, commander of CENTCOM.
“Though degraded, the group remains able to conduct operations within the region with a desire to strike beyond the Middle East,” he added.
According to Kurilla, the death of al-Jabouri “will temporarily disrupt the organization’s ability to plot external attacks. No civilians were killed or wounded in the strike, the statement added. –I24 News
