{"id":30849,"date":"2023-04-04T12:39:29","date_gmt":"2023-04-04T12:39:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/uncategorized\/2023\/04\/04\/us-airstrike-kills-senior-isis-leader-in-syria\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T15:19:48","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T15:19:48","slug":"us-airstrike-kills-senior-isis-leader-in-syria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/federal-oversight\/2023\/04\/04\/us-airstrike-kills-senior-isis-leader-in-syria\/","title":{"rendered":"US airstrike kills senior ISIS leader in Syria"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The United States conducted an airstrike in Syria on Monday that killed a senior Islamic State official, according to a statement from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-air-force\/2022\/08\/29\/fewer-troops-in-centcom-no-problem-says-3-star-air-boss\/\" target=\"_blank\">U.S. Central Command<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Khalid \u2018Aydd Ahmad al-Jabouri, the target of the \u201cunilateral strike,\u201d was responsible for planning ISIS attacks in Europe and developing the leadership structure of the terrorist organization, the release said.<\/p>\n\n\n<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link smg-interstitial-link--fallback wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CENTCOM\/status\/1643099929794019328\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__fallback-link\">CENTCOM released a statement late Monday night announcing the death of al-Jabouri. <\/a><\/aside>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cISIS continues to represent a threat to the region and beyond,\u201d Gen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2022\/02\/18\/kurilla-confirmed-as-new-centcom-head-by-the-senate\/\" target=\"_blank\">Michael Kurilla<\/a>, the head of CENTCOM, said in the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CENTCOM\/status\/1643099929794019328\" target=\"_blank\">statement<\/a>. \u201cThough degraded, the group remains able to conduct operations within the region with a desire to strike beyond the Middle East.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No civilians were killed or injured in the strike, according to CENTCOM.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The last strike carried out on a senior ISIS official came on Feb. 17, when U.S. troops and Syrian Democratic forces killed Hamza al-Homsi in a helicopter raid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Department of Defense first deployed troops to Syria in 2014 to counter the rise of ISIS. 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