An American army airstrike has killed a senior Islamic State official in jap Syria, the U.S. Central Command stated in a press release launched Sunday.

The Centcom assertion stated the MQ-9 Reaper drones that carried out the assault Friday have been the identical drones proven on video being harassed for almost two hours by Russian fighter jets within the area earlier within the day.

The assertion gave few particulars on Usamah al-Muhajir, the ISIS chief focused within the assault, however stated there have been “no indications that any civilians were killed in this strike.”

“We have made it clear that we remain committed to the defeat of ISIS throughout the region,” Army Gen. Michael “Erik” Kurilla, commander of U.S. Central Command, stated within the assertion. “ISIS remains a threat, not only to the region but well beyond.”

Eastern Syria presents a complicated battlefield with a number of gamers. The Pentagon retains a small power inside Syria battling Islamic State and different terror teams, whereas the Syrian authorities, allies Iran and Russia, anti-government rebels and a U.S.-allied power of Syrian Kurds all jockey for area and affect.

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