Fox News: US says it killed ISIS leader in Syria in 'targeted' airstrike

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US says it killed ISIS leader in Syria in 'targeted' airstrike

The U.S. military killed ISIS leader Abu Yusif and another member in an airstrike conducted in Syria on Thursday, U.S. Central Command said.......                    ...                        ...The U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said its forces had conducted an airstrike that killed You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login in eastern Syria.......One other ISIS operative was also killed in the strike that occurred on Thursday, the agency said You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login on Friday morning......."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," CENTCOM Gen. Michael Erik Kurilla said. "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," he said.......You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login......The agency said they carried out the targeted airstrike in the eastern province of You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login in Syria, noting that it's part of their ongoing commitment to "disrupt and degrade efforts" by terrorists.......You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login......They said the area was previously controlled by the Syrian regime and Russian forces before the recent fall of You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login. ......Al-Assad fled to Russia earlier this month and ended a nearly 14-year struggle to maintain power in his country.......Attacks by the Turkish military on Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) have increased since the Syrian president fled to Russia on Dec. 8.......You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login Brig. Gen. Ryder said that in light of the instability in the region, as well as al-Assad's departure, there are 2,000 U.S. troops deployed in Syria.......Fox News Digital's Greg Wehner contributed to this report....

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