US forces kill senior ISIS leader in Syria: Centcom

U.S. Central Command (Centcom), the military arm that oversees American forces in the Middle East, last week killed a senior Islamic State leader in an airstrike in northwest Syria, according to a Wednesday announcement.

The June 19 strike killed Ali Husayn al-‘Ulaywi “and is part of ongoing U.S. efforts to disrupt and eliminate terrorists seeking to attack Americans abroad or the U.S. homeland,” the command said in a statement.

CENTCOM Commander Adm. Brad Cooper emphasized the U.S. campaign against ISIS, stating that the command and its partners “remain committed to rooting out remaining remnants” of the militant group.

ISIS earlier this year declared a new phase of its operations ​against the government........

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