How was Abdul Rahman al-Uzbeki killed in Syria?

Istanbul's Atatürk Airport, Istanbul's Reina, St. Petersburg's metro and Stockholm… These are some of the bloody attacks carried out by terrorists of Kyrgyz, Uzbek and Tajik origin.  

From the day they broke away from the Soviet Union, these countries have become the working field of terror organizations, and today they constitute an important human resource for terror structures in Iraq, Syria and Afghanistan. 

The St. Petersburg attack happened on April 3 and the Stockholm attack on April 7. We learned on April 21 that the U.S. army killed one of the Asian leaders of ISIL, Abdul Rahman al-Uzbeki, in a land operation on April 6. 

Abdulgadir Masharipov attacked the Istanbul night club Reina on New Year's and massacred 39 people. During the search for Masharipov, who was caught on Jan. 17, several critical names were reached. The information Turkish intelligence collected was very valuable also for American intelligence. Russian intelligence was also on the job after the St. Petersburg attack. 

One of the names caught in connection with the Reina attack held a very important position in the organization's hierarchy. In the interrogation of these people and in the technical analysis of the devices seized, very important connections were revealed. 

All of these developments turned eyes to ISIL's new stronghold, Deir ez-Zor. 

After more than two months of pursuit, the traffic of money, ammunition and human was clear to a great extent. Finally, Abdul Rahman al-Uzbeki was reached. He was spotted to the south of Mayadin near Deir ez-Zor. He was not only coordinating Central Asian members of ISIL but also managing financial resources in Iraq and Syria. 

After an operation that lasted about half an hour, al-Uzbeki...