UPDATE: The United States announces that it has killed one of the leaders of the Islamic State in Syria
Global Update:
The following report highlights an important international development currently attracting worldwide attention.
This Wednesday, the American army announced that it had killed one of the leaders of the jihadist group Islamic State (IS) in an airstrike in northwestern Syria last week. The strike, dated June 19, “killed Ali Husayn al-Ulaywi and is part of the United States’ continuing efforts to destabilize and eliminate terrorists who seek to attack Americans abroad or at home,” detailed the American command for the Middle East (Centcom) in a statement. The United States targets the last sleeper cells The United States intervened in Syria more than ten years ago to support Kurdish forces fighting ISIS, which had taken control of several areas in this country and in Iraq. The international anti-jihadist coalition has since withdrawn, after the defeat of ISIS in 2019 in Syria, two years after that in Iraq. The American army continues to carry out airstrikes targeting the last sleeper cells of the jihadist group in the desert areas of the country.
International Perspective:
Experts suggest the long-term impact of these developments may become clearer as more information emerges.
International media coverage is expected to intensify as more updates become available from official sources.
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Source: This article was originally published by 20Minutes – Actu Monde and adapted for our international English-speaking audience.
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