IS leader Usama-al-Muhajir was killed on Friday, CENTCOM said.
The news capped three straight days of tense encounters where the U.S. had criticized Russian pilots for "unsafe and unprofessional" behavior with its drones flying over Syria.
The U.S. military has criticized the behavior of Russian fighter pilots it said had "harassed" Reaper drones that were flying anti-terrorism missions over Syria in two separate incidents on Wednesday and Thursday. There was a third straight day of interactions between Russian fighters and U.S. drones on Friday when U.S. Air Forces Central said "Russian aircraft flew 18 unprofessional close passes that caused the MQ-9s to react to avoid unsafe situations."
"There are no indications that any civilians were killed in this strike and the coalition is assessing reports of a civilian injury," said the CENTCOM statement on Sunday.U.S. aircraft normally operate in eastern Syria where 900 U.S. troops are involved in counter-IS operations, while Russian troops and aircraft operate in western Syria in support of President Bashar al-Assad's regime.
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