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.”
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.”
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.
CENTCOM said no civilians were killed or injured in the raid.
It gave no further details.