US Military Kills Islamic State Leader Usama Al-Muhajir, Attacks Via Drone

US military kills Islamic State leader Usama al-Muhajir, attacks via drone.

US Central Command (CENTCOM) announced that US forces have killed an Islamic State (IS) leader in a drone strike in eastern Syria.

In a statement on Sunday, CENTCOM commander General Michael Kurilla said IS leader Usama al-Muhajir was killed in the July 7 strike.

US military kills Islamic State leader: Death of IS leader Usama al-Muhajir.

The commander said the attack was carried out by an MQ-9 Reaper drone. “We have made it clear that we are committed to the defeat of IS in the entire region,” General Kurilla was quoted as saying.

IS has emerged as a threat not just for one region but on a larger scale. IS leader Usama al-Muhajir was killed in the July 7 attack.

No Casualties.

Also, CENTCOM confirmed that no civilians were killed in the attack, but did not give a brief on reports of injuries.

US drones taking part in anti-IS operations in Syria were harassed three times by Russian aircraft last week. Currently, the same drones are in the war-torn nation.

The war between Russian fighter jets and American drones lasted for two hours.

Quoting a statement from the US Air Forces Central, foreign media reported that the July 7 incident between Russian fighter jets and US drones lasted for about two hours.

Lieutenant General Alex Grinkevich, commander of US Air Force Central, said that 18 non-professional close flights by the Russian aircraft caused the MQ-9 to take action to avoid unsafe conditions.

NATO Membership: Joe Biden spoke to Turkish President Erdogan, expressed his desire to see Sweden in NATO.

US President Joe Biden spoke on the phone with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan in the direction of Sweden’s inclusion in NATO. The White House informed about this on Sunday.

According to the White House, the US President expressed to Tayyip Erdogan his desire to see Sweden join NATO soon.

Let us tell you that Sweden is facing a lot of difficulties to join the world’s largest security alliance, because Tayyip Erdogan is against the decision to include Sweden in NATO.