The US Armed Forces carried out this Thursday An airstrike that killed two senior Islamic State commanders near the city of Qamishli, in northern Syria In an operation that the White House described as “successful.”
Around 18:32 local time (19:32 Spanish peninsula time), US Army launches airstrike The US Central Command (CENTCOM) said in a statement that Abu Hashim al-Umawi, the governor of Syria and another senior Islamic State official associated with him, passed away. According to the US, no civilians were killed or injured during the attack. Likewise, US forces would not have suffered any damage or loss.
“This attack will reduce the Islamic State’s ability to destabilize the region and attack our forces and partners,” said CENTCOM commander Michael Kurilla. “.