The U.S. military announced it eliminated Ali Hussein al-Ulaiwi, a senior ISIS commander, in a strike in northern Syria on Friday. U.S. Central Command has not yet released further details on the operation. The announcement was made on Wednesday, according to the U.S. military's statement.
The U.S. military announced Wednesday that it killed senior ISIS commander Ali Hussein al-Ulaiwi in a strike in northern Syria on Friday. The statement, attributed to U.S. Central Command, identified the target as a senior commander of the Islamic State but provided no additional details about the operation's location or method. No independent corroboration was immediately available. The announcement comes amid continued U.S. counterterrorism operations in Syria targeting remnants of the Islamic State. As The Zioneer has previously reported, such operations have occasionally resulted in the elimination of senior ISIS figures, consistent with ongoing CENTCOM activities.
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