Khalid Aydd Ahmed al-Jabouri's death is expected to disrupt the group's ability to plot attacks.
The US has said it has carried out a strike in Syria, killing a senior Islamic State leader it believes was responsible for planning attacks in Europe.No civilians are said to have been killed in the attack.
The US said al-Jabouri developed the leadership structure for IS and that his death would "temporarily disrupt the organization's ability to plot external attacks".However, no further details were given about which attacks he is believed to have masterminded.
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