{"id":1968417,"date":"2023-07-10T10:53:02","date_gmt":"2023-07-10T14:53:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-kills-isis-leader-in-syria-in-drone-strike\/"},"modified":"2023-07-10T10:54:21","modified_gmt":"2023-07-10T14:54:21","slug":"us-kills-isis-leader-in-syria-in-drone-strike","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-kills-isis-leader-in-syria-in-drone-strike\/","title":{"rendered":"US drone strike kills ISIS leader in Syria."},"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\">16<\/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%2Fus-kills-isis-leader-in-syria-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=1968417&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>\n<h2>U.S. Drone Strike Kills ISIS Leader in Eastern Syria<\/h2>\n<p>The U.S. Central Command announced on Sunday that it <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-military-performs-two-successful-hypersonic-missile-tests\/\" title=\"U.S. Military Performs Two Successful Hypersonic Missile Tests\">successfully conducted<\/a> a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/msnbc-slams-violent-rhetoric-on-the-right-then-argues-president-trump-deserved-to-have-been-drone-bombed\/\" title=\"MSNBC SLAMS Violent Rhetoric on the Right \u2013 Then Argues President Trump Deserved to Have Been Drone Bombed\">drone strike<\/a> on July 7, eliminating a prominent ISIS leader in Eastern Syria.<\/p>\n<p>The attack utilized MQ-9 drones, which had earlier encountered Russian aircraft in a tense two-hour standoff, according to the statement.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;U.S. Central Command conducted a strike in Syria that resulted in the death of Usamah al-Muhajir, an ISIS leader in eastern Syria,&#8221; the statement read, withholding further details about al-Muhajir.<\/p>\n<p>Over the past year, Washington has intensified its efforts to target suspected ISIS operatives in Syria, apprehending and eliminating several <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/analysis-ken-paxton-impeachment-highlights-divisions-among-texas-republicans\/\" title=\"Ken Paxton's impeachment exposes rifts in Texas GOP.\">high-ranking leaders<\/a> who sought refuge in areas controlled by Turkey-backed rebels after the group&#8217;s territorial loss in 2019.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S.-led campaign, which successfully eliminated former ISIS head Abu Bakr al Baghdadi, self-proclaimed &#8220;caliph of all Muslims,&#8221; continues to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-kills-isis-leader-in-syria-in-drone-strike\/\" title=\"US drone strike kills ISIS leader in Syria.\">target surviving leaders believed<\/a> to be involved in planning attacks abroad.<\/p>\n<p>While U.S. military commanders acknowledge that ISIS remains a significant threat in the region, they also note that its capabilities have been significantly weakened, making it harder for the group to rebuild its network.<\/p>\n<p>At its peak in 2014, the Islamic State controlled one-third of Iraq and Syria. Although it has been pushed back in both countries, its militants continue to carry out insurgent attacks.<\/p>\n<h3>Sources:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Adam Makary<\/li>\n<li>Omar Abdel Razek<\/li>\n<li>Suleiman al Khalidi<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Edited by:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Elaine Hardcastle<\/li>\n<li>Hugh Lawson<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Sunday, the U.S. Central Command revealed conducting a drone strike on July 7 in Eastern Syria, eliminating an ISIS leader. 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