U.S. forces have killed ISIS terrorist group leader Ali Husayn al-‘Ulaywi in an airstrike in northwestern Syria, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) has confirmed.
CENTCOM said in a June 24 post on X that al-‘Ulaywi had been killed on June 19 in a precision strike conducted as “part of ongoing U.S. efforts to disrupt and eliminate terrorists seeking to attack Americans abroad or the U.S. homeland.”
It continues to work alongside regional partners in “rooting out remaining remnants of ISIS to ensure its enduring defeat,” CENTCOM Commander Adm. Brad Cooper said.
“We will continue to defend the U.S. homeland, our service members, and allies and partners across the region,” he said….