OAN Staff James Meyers
11:14 AM – Friday, December 20, 2024
The U.S. Central Command says its forces went through with an airstrike on Thursday that killed ISIS leader Abu Yusif in the Deir Ezzor province in eastern Syria.
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One other ISIS operative was also killed in the strike, according to U.S. officials.
“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. ISIS 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,” says CENTCOM Commander Gen. Michael Erik…
