Overview

• The operation occurred on September 19 during a U.S. Central Command raid in Syria.
• The individual killed was identified as Omar Abdul Qader, described as a high-ranking ISIS member.
• CENTCOM said he posed a direct threat to U.S. territory and was actively planning attacks.
• The command asserted that his death degrades ISIS’s capacity to plan future attacks on Americans and partners.
• RIA Novosti relayed the statement and noted that ISIS is a banned terrorist organization in Russia.