The U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) has confirmed that it has killed the leader of the Islamic State (IS) terrorist group in Syria, Maher al-Aghal, in a attack antenna.
“In addition to being a veteran leader of the group, Al Agar was responsible for actively promoting the development of networks in IS outside of Iraq and Syria,” the agency explained in a note released on Tuesday.
According to CENTCOM, civilian casualties in the attack, which involved one of the closest associates terrorist leader.
US President Joe Biden cHe praised the success of the operation and assured that the attack “sends a strong signal to all terrorists who threaten our territory and our interests abroad,” the White House said in a statement.
leader also highly appreciated the work of the special services Armed forces, whose work “shows that the US does not need thousands of troops to carry out combat missions” to eliminate threats to the country – the army used a drone to kill Al-Aghar.
” attack confirms CENTCOM’s commitment to the region and final defeat IS”, said one of the representatives of this office, Joe Buccino, in a statement in which he added that IS “It still poses a threat to USA and for its allies in the region.
Syrian Observatory Rights People It has already been reported that Al-Aghar died as a result of an American drone attack in the area occupied by Turkey in the province of Aleppo.
The attack comes months after another US operation killed the former “caliph” HEAbu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurashi, in the northwest Syria.
EFE
Source: RPP
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