Top ISIS Leader Killed in Successful US Drone Strike

Top ISIS Leader Killed in Successful US Drone Strike
A mural bears the logo of the ISIS terrorist group in the village of Albu Sayf, Iraq, on March 1, 2017. Ahmad Al-Rubaye/AFP via Getty Images
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
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The leader of the ISIS terrorist organization in Syria was killed in an American airstrike, according to a statement released Tuesday by the U.S. Central Command.

Maher al-Agal was killed in a drone strike in northwestern Syria and his close associate was injured, said Central Command in the statement. ISIS, which is sometimes known as ISIL, has not issued a public comment following al-Agal’s reported death.

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