Washington (HRNW) ISIS leader Abu al-Hassan al-Hashemi al-Quraishi was killed by the Free Syrian Army last month, according to the US military.
“This operation was conducted by The Free Syrian Army in Dar’a province in Syria. ISIS remains a threat to the region,” US Central Command Spokesman Col. Joe Buccino said in a statement.
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Buccino said CENTCOM and Washington’s partners remained focused on the enduring defeat of ISIS.
But no US military forces were involved in the operation, a military spokesman told Reuters.
ISIS released earlier in the day that said al-Quraishi was killed during fighting against “enemies of God.”
After reports of the ISIS leader’s death, National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said the White House welcomed the news.
This was the second ISIS leader to be killed this year.