The United States managed to catch the mastermind of the ISIS attacks in Europe, Khaled al-Jubouri, through a military strike in Syria.
According to a statement issued by the US Central Command, today (Tuesday), the ISIS leader, Khaled Iyad Ahmed al-Jubouri, was killed (Monday), in an undisclosed location. Washington reported that al-Jubouri had developed the leadership structure of the terrorist organization, and that his death would "temporarily disrupt the organization's ability to plan external attacks." And she warned that the organization continues to pose a threat to the Middle East and other regions of the world.
The strike was carried out unilaterally, and the US Central Command said that it "did not cause any civilian deaths or injuries."
For his part, the commander of the Central Command of the US Army, General Michael Korella, confirmed that "ISIS still represents a threat to the region, Europe and America."
He pointed out that "despite the organization's deterioration, it is still able to carry out operations within the region with the desire to strike outside the Middle East region." Central Command announced that it will continue its operations against ISIS alongside partner forces in Iraq and Syria, and that it is committed to the enduring defeat of the organization.
Last March, ISIS cells carried out 13 operations in northern and eastern Syria, which varied between surprise attacks, targeting, and infiltration of military and security sites.
The Syrian Observatory stated that 11 operations took place in Deir Ezzor, while two operations took place in Al-Hasakah, killing 10 members of the Syrian Democratic Forces, the Internal Security Forces and a civilian, and wounding 9 others.
According to the observatory, ISIS launched 41 operations in northern and eastern Syria, since the beginning of 2023, which varied between armed attacks, targeting, and explosions, which resulted in 31 deaths (5 civilians, 23 from the Syrian Democratic Forces, the Internal Security Forces, and other military formations operating in areas self-administration, an unidentified person, and two elements of the organization).
Okaz (Washington, Jeddah) @okaz_online