US Central Command: Senior Daesh figure killed in airstrike in Syria

The US Central Command (CENTCOM) has announced that a senior figure with the Daesh/ISIS terror group was killed in an American airstrike in Syria on June 19.

CENTCOM identified the slain as Usamah Jamal Muhammad Ibrahim al-Janabi, the Turkish media reports.

He was a "facilitator," according to CENTCOM, as it noted that "his death will disrupt ISIS’s ability to resource and conduct terror attacks."

The statement said that there was "no indication" that the strike harmed civilians.

"CENTCOM, alongside allies and partners in the region, will continue to execute operations to degrade ISIS operational capabilities and ensure its enduring defeat," the message says.

Daesh is known to be mostly active in Afghanistan and surrounding regions but it also operates its network in Türkiye, looking for new "methods" and recruiting more foreign members for its activities after constant counterterrorism operations became a "challenge," security sources say.

Türkiye has previously thwarted the terrorist group's efforts for recruitment, obtaining funds and logistics support after an operation in the aftermath of the church shooting.

Daesh remains the second biggest threat of terrorism for Türkiye, which faces security risks from multiple terrorist groups.

In December last year, Turkish security forces detained 32 suspects over alleged links with Daesh, who were planning attacks on churches and synagogues, as well as the Iraqi Embassy.

Turkish airstrikes also target hideouts of Daesh in northern Iraq and Syria near the Turkish border.