The U.S. has announced the death of Islamic State (IS) leader Abu Yusif in Syria. According to U.S. Central Command (Centcom), an airstrike was carried out targeting Yusif, also known as Mahmud, in eastern Syria.
Another IS operative was also killed in the attack, as confirmed by U.S. officials.
The strike took place in an area that had previously been under the control of the Syrian regime and Russian forces before the recent collapse of Bashar al-Assad’s regime.
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Centcom commander, general Michael Erik Kurilla, said: “As stated before, the United States – working with allies and partners in the region – will not allow ISIS to take advantage of the current situation in Syria and reconstitute.
“IS has the intent to break out of detention the over 8,000 ISIS operatives currently being held in facilities in Syria.
“We will aggressively target these leaders and operatives, including those trying to conduct operations external to Syria.”
Islamic State militants seized significant portions of Syria starting in 2014, exploiting the country’s civil war to capture land before declaring a self-proclaimed caliphate in late 2015.
However, they were gradually driven back by a coalition of forces and lost control of all their Middle East territory by 2019.
Despite this, the group has persisted with insurgent activities in parts of Syria, Iraq, and Afghanistan, while its affiliates maintain a presence in various regions of Africa.
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