Washington, DC [US], A senior ISIS official was killed in a US airstrike in Syria on Sunday, US Central Command said in a statement on Wednesday (local time). The senior ISIS official and facilitator has been identified as Usama Jamal Muhammad Ibrahim al-Janabi.

US Central Command said his death would hamper ISIS's ability to carry out terrorist attacks.

In a statement shared on Twitter, US Central Command said, "A US Central Command airstrike in Syria killed a senior ISIS official. On June 16, US Central Command conducted an airstrike in Syria, In which a senior ISIS official, Usama Jamal Muhammad Ibrahim al-Janabi, was killed."Facilitator."

"His death will disrupt ISIS's ability to mobilize resources and conduct terrorist attacks. CENTCOM, along with allies and partners in the region, will continue to conduct operations to weaken ISIS's operational capabilities and ensure its permanent defeat." There is no indication that any civilians were harmed." Strike,” it added.The US military is targeting ISIS officers in Africa and the Middle East, CNN reports. Nearly three weeks ago, three ISIS militants were believed to have been killed in an airstrike in a remote area near Dhardar in Somalia, CNN reported, citing US Africa Command.

From January to March, CENTCOM and its partners killed seven ISIS operatives and detained 27 others in Syria. The report said 11 militants were killed and 36 detained in Iraq during the same period.

Earlier in April, CENTCOM commander Gen. Eric Kurilla said, "We are committed to the lasting defeat of ISIS because of the threat it poses regionally and globally," CNN reported.General Kurilla further said, "We continue to focus our efforts specifically on targeting ISIS members who are attempting to conduct external operations outside of Iraq and Syria and to allow those ISIS members to reorganize their forces. "Are trying to break the detained ISIS members in an effort to do so." ,"