US Army Centcom Kills ISIS Leader in Eastern Syria: Counter-terrorism Operation Update

2023-07-09 12:46:47

The Central Military Region Command of the US Army “Centcom” announced, on Sunday, that it had killed one of the terrorist ISIS leaders in eastern Syria, called “Osama Al-Muhajir”, two days ago.

The US Central Command quoted its commander, General Michael Korella, as saying that it remains committed to defeating ISIS in the entire region.

And she stressed that ISIS still poses a threat not only to the countries of the region, but also to those outside it.

She pointed out that there is no indication that civilians were killed in the raid, but confirmed that the anti-ISIS coalition is studying reports of a civilian injury in the raid.

And it considered that the death of the leader of ISIS would limit the ability of ISIS to plan and carry out terrorist attacks.

She said that Centcom’s operations once morest ISIS, in cooperation with its partners in Syria and Iraq, will continue in order to reach the goal of defeating the organization completely.

It stated that the killing of the leader of ISIS took place on Friday by a “MQ-9” drone, the same plane that was subjected to “harassment” by a Russian warplane in a two-hour confrontation.

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