The propaganda official was a leader in propoganda efforts to recruit foreign fighters and encourage "terror attacks" in western countries, Scrocca told reporters.
The air strike took place on March 25, he said.
The bombardment, which also killed four other IS jihadists, destroyed a multimedia operation team, said another Defense Department official, who spoke on condition of anonymity.
Their propaganda efforts included "brainwashing of young children to perpetuate ISIS brutal methods," the source said.
The remote town of Al-Qaim is in the Euphrates Valley, at the border with Syria.
According to the Pentagon, the Euphrates Valley could become the last bastion of the Islamic State following the fall of their strongholds in Mosul, Iraq, and Raqa, Syria.
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The air strike took place on March 25, he said.
The bombardment, which also killed four other IS jihadists, destroyed a multimedia operation team, said another Defense Department official, who spoke on condition of anonymity.
Their propaganda efforts included "brainwashing of young children to perpetuate ISIS brutal methods," the source said.
The remote town of Al-Qaim is in the Euphrates Valley, at the border with Syria.
According to the Pentagon, the Euphrates Valley could become the last bastion of the Islamic State following the fall of their strongholds in Mosul, Iraq, and Raqa, Syria.
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