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Terrorist Who Plotted Attack on Israel Soccer Game Killed in Syria


(U.S. Department of Defense) Lavdrim Muhaxheri was killed by a coalition airstrike on June 7 near Mayadin, Syria. Muhaxheri was an ethnic Albanian and a self-proclaimed leader of ISIS foreign fighters from Kosovo. He was directly responsible for inciting jihadist ideology within European communities and encouraging foreign fighters to travel to ISIS-controlled territory. He was also responsible for planning numerous terrorist attacks, including the failed plot to bomb the 2016 Israel-Albania soccer match in Albania. Four senior ISIS associates of Muhaxheri also are confirmed dead.
2017-08-04 00:00:00
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