U.S.-led Coalition killed a Senior Islamic State Leader tied to the Paris Terror Attacks

A senior Islamic State fighter, linked to the Nov. 13 terror attacks on Paris, has been killed, the Pentagon announced on Tuesday.

According to U.S. military spokesman, Army Colonel Steve Warren with the U.S.-led coalition, an airstrike carried out on Christmas Eve in Syria killed Charaffe al Mouadon. The terrorist had a direct link to the suspected ringleader of the Paris attacks, Abdelhamid Abaaoud.

Warren added that since Dec. 7, airstrikes have killed a total of 10 top leaders of the terrorist group, which is also referred to as ISIS, ISIL and the Daesh. The officials believe that some of the now deceased members of ISIS, including al Mouadon, had plans to strike certain areas in Europe as well as the U.S.

One of the targeted men who was killed on Dec. 26 was Abdul Qader Hakin. Warren stated that Hakin was in charge of the group's external operations. He also had ties to the Paris attack network.

Warren did not disclose what kind of aircraft was used to launch the airstrikes but he did stress the importance of carrying out more strikes.

"As long as ISIL external attack planners are operating, the U.S. military will hunt them and kill them," Warren said.

He added that although many top leaders have been killed, the group "still got fangs."

Military forces from countries that have been actively launching airstrikes in Syria, which include the U.S. France, Britain and Russia, have not been able to target head of the terrorist group.