CENTCOM announces the elimination of a senior ISIS commander in northern Syria operation

The United States Central Command (CENTCOM) announced that a senior ISIS commander was killed in a successful operation on Wednesday, August 20 in the village of Atma in the Syrian province of Idlib.

According to CENTCOM, the operation targeted a key ISIS member who was responsible for planning attacks and financing the group.

This individual was known as a threat to American forces, the international coalition, and the stability of the new Syrian government.

CENTCOM emphasized that the strike was carried out with high precision and that no confirmed reports of civilian casualties had been received.

The operation is part of ongoing U.S. efforts to weaken ISIS’s operational capabilities in the region.