According to US Central Command, a US helicopter raid in Syria on Monday killed a senior Islamic State group leader accused of organizing attacks in Europe and the Middle East.
“Early this morning, April 17, US Central Command forces killed Abd-al Hadi Mahmud al-Haji Ali, a senior ISIS Syria leader,” Centcom said in a statement, using another acronym for IS.
He was described as a “operational planner responsible for terror attacks in the Middle East and Europe.”
According to the statement, the operation was begun “after intelligence revealed an ISIS plot to kidnap officials abroad to use as leverage.”
An earlier Centcom statement stated that the raid in northern Syria “resulted in the probable death of the targeted individual,” but did not identify him.
“Two other ISIS operatives were killed in the raid,” both statements said, without identifying them either.
No civilians or US troops were hurt, the first statement said.
