The US said on Monday it had killed a senior member of the Islamic State in Syria in a successful military operation.
What happened: The US Central Command (CENTCOM) said it fell Khalid ‘Aydd Ahmad al-Jabouriwho was responsible for devising the strategy for ISIS attacks in Europe and establishing the organization’s leadership hierarchy.
This was another blow to a group that was once a major source of terror in the Middle East.
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CENTCOM said no civilians were killed or injured in this attack. However, the group “continues to pose a threat to the region and beyond.”
“Although the group has been demoted, it remains capable of conducting operations within the region, with a desire to strike beyond the Middle East,” she said, adding that the death of al-Jabouri “temporarily compromised the group’s ability.” would interfere with planning external attacks”.
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Islamic State seized control of large areas of Iraq and Syria in 2014, at the height of its power. However, she later suffered major setbacks in both countries.
According to the United Nations, as of February, the group had an estimated 5,000 to 7,000 followers and supporters in Syria and Iraq, about half of whom were combatants.
The threat posed by Islamic State and its allies to world peace and security has been significant in the second half of 2022 and has increased in conflict zones where the group has a presence, the UN report said.
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