US drone strike kills Islamic State Syria chief Maher al-Agal: Pentagon

New Delhi: The leader of the Islamic State terrorist group in Syria was killed Tuesday in a US drone strike, AFP quoted the Pentagon as saying.

Maher al-Agal was killed while riding a motorcycle near Jindayris in Syria, and one of his top aides was seriously injured, Pentagon Central Command spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Dave Eastburn told AFP.

"Maher al-Agal was one of the top four ISIS leaders overall," NBC News quoted a spokesman for US Army Central Command CENTCOM as saying.

According to NBC News, US Army Col. Joe Buccino said “The removal of these ISIS leaders will disrupt the terrorist organization’s ability to further plot and carry out attacks."

In 2019, Islamic State chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi died during a US military raid in Syria's Idlib. He detonated a suicide belt during the US military operation.

With inputs from agencies

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