SOUTHWEST ASIA, Sept. 29, 2017 — Coalition airstrikes killed
three senior and highly skilled Islamic State of Iraq and Syria officials near
Mayadin, Syria, Sept. 12-14, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent
Resolve officials reported today.
Abu Salman, an ISIS drone developer, was killed during
airstrikes Sept. 14 while traveling with a terrorist associate in a vehicle
from Mayadin to Asharah. His research workshop, located in Asharah, near
Mayadin, was also destroyed in the strikes. His death and the destruction of
his drone facility greatly disrupt ISIS’ development of weaponized drones and testing
of new software.
Abu Muadh al-Tunisi and Sajid Farooq Babar were killed on
Sept. 12 and 13, respectively, by coalition airstrikes near Mayadin. Both were
responsible for manufacturing and modifying commercially produced drones.
“The removal of these key ISIS leaders disrupts and degrades
ISIS’ ability to modify and employ drone platforms as reconnaissance and direct
fire weapons on the battlefield,” said coalition spokesman Army Col. Ryan
Dillon.
The coalition will continue to exert pressure on ISIS senior
leaders and associates across multiple networks to degrade, disrupt and
dismantle ISIS structures and defeat terrorists throughout Iraq and Syria.
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