US Central Command says Khalid Aydd Ahmed al-Jabouri was responsible for planning ISIL attacks in Europe.
The US announced on Tuesday in a statement that a senior ISIL (ISIS) leader had been killed in Syria by US forces in a “unilateral strike.”
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The man was identified as Khalid Aydd Ahmad al-Jabouri by US Central Command (CENTCOM).
Al-Jabouri “developed the leadership structure” for ISIS and “was responsible for planning ISIS attacks into Europe,” according to CENTCOM.”
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The organization’s capacity to plan external attacks will be temporarily disrupted by his death, it added.
The raid that killed al-Jabouri happened on Monday.
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CENTCOM said no civilians were killed or injured in the raid.
It gave no further details.