The United States military reported that a drone strike conducted by the American-led coalition in northwestern Syria on Monday had killed a senior member of the Islamic State terrorist group who was in charge of plotting attacks in Europe, according to a report by NBC News.

The senior member, Khalid 'Aydd Ahmad al-Jabouri, was also responsible for developing the leadership structure for ISIS, according to the U.S. military.

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NORTHEASTERN SYRIA - MAY 26: An American flag flies on a U.S. Army patrol vehicle, seen through a bulletproof window on May 26, 2021, near the Turkish border in northeastern Syria. U.S. forces, part of Task Force WARCLUB, operate from remote combat outposts in the area, coordinating with the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in combatting residual ISIS extremists and deterring pro-Iranian militia. U.S. troops primarily use the Oshkosh M-ATV, a Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicle.

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The strike was carried out by the U.S. Central Command forces and killed the ISIS leader. The military ensured that no civilians were killed or injured in operation.

At the same time, the military expects that the death of al-Jabouri will temporarily disrupt the organization's ability to plan external attacks.

ISIS still poses a threat to the area and beyond, according to CENTCOM commander General Michael Kurilla.

He warned that despite the group's degradation, it can still conduct operations in the area and still desires to launch attacks outside of the Middle East.

A person was murdered on the outskirts of the town of Killi, north of Idlib, by a missile strike from an unidentifiable drone, according to the opposition's Syrian Civil Defense, better known as the White Helmets.

The White Helmets transported the injured guy to Bab Al-Hawa Hospital, where he eventually passed away.

The latest in a string of drone strikes targeting key ISIS figures in northwest Syria in recent years was carried out on Monday.

According to AP, two local activists initially thought to be Horas al-Din members were murdered in a drone strike in February.

One was a prominent ISIS member, later confirmed by the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.

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In 2019, the US-led raid in northwest Syria resulted in the death of ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, who was at the time the most wanted terrorist in the world.

In a U.S. operation in February 2022, his successor, Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi, perished. Abu al-Hassan al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi, the group's next commander, was assassinated by Syrian rebels in October.

 The U.S. military's drone strike on Monday was seen as a significant blow to ISIS and its leadership structure. The military's ability to conduct such operations has been critical in targeting high-level terrorists and disrupting their operations.

With this latest development, the U.S. and its allies are expected to continue targeting and eliminating key members of ISIS to reduce the group's ability to plan and execute attacks regionally and globally.

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