US forces have successfully carried out a raid in northern Syria, killing a senior ISIS official who was a "key financier who planned attacks in Syria and Iraq," US Central Command (CENTCOM) announced in a statement Thursday.
The unnamed terrorist also had relationships throughout the region, posing "a direct threat to US and Coalition forces and the new Syrian Government" said CENTCOM in the statement quoted by The Hill.
CENTCOM Commander, Adm. Brad Cooper, affirmed the continued resolve of American forces, stating, "We will continue to pursue ISIS terrorists with unwavering determination, throughout the region."
He added, "Together with our partners and allies, CENTCOM remains steadfast in our commitment of ensuring the lasting defeat of ISIS and the protection of the US homeland."
The operation is the latest in a series of US counter-terrorism efforts in the area. Last month, CENTCOM forces eliminated another senior ISIS leader and his two adult sons in a similar raid.
ISIS overran large swathes of Syria and Iraq in 2014, proclaiming a "caliphate" in land it controlled.
Several military offensives, including ones backed by a US-led international coalition, have since seen ISIS lose most areas it once controlled, including the loss of their de facto capital in Raqqa, Syria.
However, ISIS sleeper cells remain in the area and continue to carry out deadly attacks in Syria and Iraq. The US deploys troops in Syria as part of its effort to defeat ISIS in the region.
The international coalition led by the US has eliminated numerous ISIS terrorists in air strikes in Syria and Iraq in recent years, including the group’s leader in eastern Syria, who was eliminated in a strike in July of 2023.