US Central Command forces killed a senior ISIS official in Atimah, during a successful raid in northern Syria on August 19, CENTCOM announced on Friday.
The senior ISIS member was a key financier who planned attacks in Syria and Iraq, CENTCOM reported. He was said to have posed a direct threat to US, coalition forces and the new Sharaa-led Syrian Government.
“We will continue to pursue ISIS terrorists with unwavering determination, throughout the region” said ADM Brad Cooper, CENTCOM commander. “Together with our partners and allies, CENTCOM remains steadfast in our commitment of ensuring the lasting defeat of ISIS and the protection of the U.S. homeland.”
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