An American military operation kills the leader of ISIS in Syria who was planning terrorist attacks in Europe
- Khaled Eid Ahmed al-Jubouri was killed in a US military operation in Syria
- Authorities said the ISIS leader was responsible for planning attacks in Europe
- No civilians were killed or injured in this strike, according to military officials
The US military carried out a drone strike in Syria, killing a leader of the Islamic State, it was announced on Monday evening.
US Central Command (CENTCOM) has confirmed that the operation resulted in the death of senior ISIS leader Khaled Eid Ahmed al-Jabouri – which will now ‘temporarily disrupt the organization’s ability to plan external attacks’.
The leadership of the US Department of Defense said that the terrorist was responsible for planning attacks in Europe and developing the leadership structure of ISIS.
General Michael Korella said that ISIS “remains a threat to the region and beyond.”
“Despite its deterioration, the group is still able to conduct operations within the region with the desire to strike outside the Middle East region.”
The Central Command said in a statement that there were no deaths or injuries among civilians in this strike.
After the killing of Khaled Eid Ahmed al-Jubouri, Maj. Gen. Michael Corella said ISIS ‘remains a threat to the region and beyond’
An armored US military vehicle drives on the outskirts of Rmeilan in the northeastern Syrian province of Hasakah, which borders Turkey, on March 27, 2023.
Statement from US Central Command describing the strike on the leader of ISIS
The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Monday that one person was killed in a drone strike near the rebel-held village of Qeftin.
The opposition-affiliated Syrian Civil Defense, also known as the White Helmets, said it removed the man from the scene of the attack and later died of his injuries.
The strike is the latest in a series of attacks over the past years targeting al Qaeda-linked militants and senior members of the Islamic State group in northwestern Syria.
Most of those killed in US strikes on opposition-held Idlib province over the past years have been members of al-Qaeda’s Hurras al-Din branch. The group includes militant members of al-Qaeda who broke away from Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, the most powerful rebel group in Idlib province.
In February, a drone strike killed two men who local activists initially said were members of Hurras al-Din. The Observatory later said that one of the dead was a senior member of the Islamic State group, which was defeated in Syria in March 2019.
