The US military announced today that it killed a senior member of the Islamic State in an attack launched yesterday in .
“On December 19, US Central Command forces conducted a precision strike targeting Abu Yousif, known as Mahmoud, in Syria’s Deir Ezzor province. Two IS operatives were killed, including Abu Yousif,” announced the joint command of the US armed forces in charge of the Middle East region (CENTCOM, “Central Command”).
