US strike kills Islamic State leader in Syria, Central Command says

U.S. Central Command said Sunday that it launched a strike in Syria that killed Islamic State leader Usamah al-Muhajir.

"We have made it clear that we remain committed to the defeat of ISIS throughout the region," CENTCOM Commander Gen. Michael Kurilla said. "ISIS remains a threat, not only to the region but well beyond."

There are no indications that the strike resulted in any civilian deaths, but the U.S. military is assessing reports regarding a civilian injury. 

"This will disrupt and degrade ISIS’s ability to plan and conduct terror attacks," CENTCOM said. 

The MQ-9 drones that carried out the attack Friday are the same ones that, earlier in the day, Russian aircraft had harassed for nearly two hours, U.S. officials also said.

Madeleine Hubbard is an international correspondent for Just the News. Follow her on Twitter or Instagram.