{"id":1550341,"date":"2022-07-12T10:26:36","date_gmt":"2022-07-12T14:26:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1550341"},"modified":"2022-07-12T10:34:20","modified_gmt":"2022-07-12T14:34:20","slug":"top-isis-leader-in-syria-killed-in-drone-strike","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/top-isis-leader-in-syria-killed-in-drone-strike\/","title":{"rendered":"Top ISIS Leader in Syria Killed in Drone Strike"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftop-isis-leader-in-syria-killed-in-drone-strike%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1550341&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div id=\"speechkit-wrapper\" class=\"speechkit-wrapper\">\n<p><span class=\"label-bg\">NEW<\/span>You can now listen to Fox News articles!\n  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"speakable\">The leader of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/world\/terrorism\/isis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Islamic State terrorist group<\/a> in Syria has been killed Tuesday by a U.S. drone strike.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">Maher al-Agal, whom military officials describe as &#8220;one of the top five ISIS leaders and the leader of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/world\/conflicts\/syria\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ISIS in Syria<\/a>,&#8221; was taken out after being targeted near Jindayris in the country\u2019s northwest.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This strike reaffirms CENTCOM&#8217;s steadfast commitment to the region and the enduring defeat of ISIS,&#8221; Col. Joe Buccino, a Central Command spokesperson, said in a statement. &#8220;The removal of these ISIS leaders will disrupt the terrorist organization&#8217;s ability to further plot and carry out global attacks.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Maher, according to the defense officials, was &#8220;responsible for aggressively pursuing the development of ISIS networks outside of Iraq and Syria.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/florida-man-spread-bomb-making-video-pledged-allegiance-isis-20-years-prison\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>FLORIDA MAN WHO SPREAD BOMB-MAKING VIDEO, PLEDGED HIS ALLEGIANCE TO ISIS GETS 20 YEARS IN PRISON<\/strong><\/a><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 767px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/640\/320\/Syria-ISIS-flag.png?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt=\"A masked Islamic State soldier poses holding the ISIS flag in 2015.\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p>\n      A masked Islamic State soldier poses holding the ISIS flag in 2015.<br \/>\n      <span class=\"copyright\">(Pictures from History\/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>CENTCOM also says a &#8220;senior ISIS official closely associated with Maher was seriously injured during the strike.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Extensive planning went into this operation to ensure its successful execution,&#8221; it added. &#8220;An initial review indicates there were no civilian casualties.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/apps-products?pid=AppArticleLink\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP<\/strong><\/a><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Despite eliminating Maher, Buccino said\u00a0&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/world\/terrorism\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ISIS continues to represent a threat<\/a> to the U.S. and partners in the region.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;CENTCOM maintains a sufficient and sustainable presence in the region and will continue to counter threats against regional security,&#8221; he added.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><i>Fox News&#8217; Jennifer Griffin contributed to this report.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! 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