Syria, the US kills the head of Isis Maher al-Agal. Biden: "Powerful message to terrorists"

The United States landed a new blow against

: with a drone they killed

, head of the organization in Syria and one of the main leaders of the Caliphate in the region.

In the raid, which took place in the north-west of the country, in the Jindaryis area, 56 kilometers from Aleppo, one of his deputies and collaborators was also "seriously injured".

According to the US, Al-Agal is "responsible for aggressively pursuing the development of ISIS networks beyond the borders of Iraq and Syria".

When he was shot and killed he was on a motorcycle.

"The elimination of this leader of ISIS will destroy the ability of the terrorist organization to plot and carry out global attacks," said CENTCOM spokesman Joe Buccino.

“ISIS continues to pose a threat to the United States and partners in the area.

We maintain a sufficient presence in the region and we will continue to counter threats to the security of the area, ”added Buccino.

The operation took place on the eve of the first trip to the Middle East of American President Joe Biden, who will stop in Israel and Saudi Arabia, and is the last in order of time conducted by the American forces in northwestern Syria against the ISIS terrorists, who have found refuge in the area still controlled by the rebel forces of Islamic extremist groups.

And Biden himself commented, confirming it, the killing of Al-Agal with these words: “his death is a powerful message to all terrorists who threaten our homeland and our interests all over the world.

The United States will be relentless in its efforts to bring them to justice, ”the president added in a statement.

In mid-June, in a rare land raid conducted by American special forces, Ahmed al-Kurdi, Isis leader at the forefront of planning the group's operations, was captured.

"Al-Kurdi, known as Salim, was giving orders for the construction of explosive devices and for attacks on American and coalition forces," the Pentagon explained at the time.

Two weeks after Salim's capture, a drone raid instead killed Abu Hamzah al Yemeni, the leader of a terrorist group affiliated with al Qaeda.

Last February, ISIS leader Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Quraishi took his own life and killed his family during a US special forces raid in northern Syria.

Al-Quraishi has been at the helm of Isis since its founder, Abu Bakral-Baghdadi,