US Central Command conducted last Friday an airstrike in Syria that resulted in the death of so-called Islamic State leader, Usamah al-Muhajir in eastern Syria.
A statement by CENTCOM on Sunday said, “There are no indications that any civilians were killed in this strike, and the coalition is assessing reports of civilian injury.” The statement added, “The strike on Friday was conducted by the same MQ-9s that had, earlier in the day, been harassed by Russian aircraft in an encounter that had lasted almost two hours.” Commander of US Central Command Michael Kurilla said in this regard, “we have made it clear that we remain committed to the defeat of ISIS throughout the region.
“ISIS remains a threat, not only to the region but well beyond”.
Source: Kuwait News Agency