“The terrorist leader U.S. military forces eliminated in an airstrike this week is responsible for the deaths of hundreds of Americans in Iraq, and many more deaths of Iraqis, Syrians, Yemenis, Israelis, and other innocent people across the globe. This was the equivalent of eliminating al Qaeda’s Osama bin Laden or ISIS leader Abu Bakr al Baghdadi — and our country must remain vigilant," Congressman DesJarlais explained in a statement Friday.