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.