Overview

• U.S. Central Command said Omar Abdul‑Qader, also known as Abdul‑Rahman al‑Halabi, posed a direct threat to the U.S. homeland and was actively seeking to attack the United States.
• Iraq’s Counterterrorism Service said it helped locate Abdul‑Qader and identified him as the head of ISIS foreign operations responsible for planning attacks in Europe and the United States.
• The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported the coalition raid took place in Hama province and confirmed his death.
• SOHR said he had previously been detained in Lebanon and transferred to Syrian custody before escaping, and that none of his planned attacks had materialized.
• CENTCOM said his death disrupts ISIS’s ability to plot future attacks, while officials released few details on the operation and did not confirm additional casualties.