A French Islamic State operative linked to the deadly 2015 terrorist attacks in Paris was likely killed in a strike in Syria in recent days, a US defence official has told CNN.
The 2015 attacks killed 130 people and wounded 494. The attackers, armed with assault rifles and explosives, targeted six locations across the city.
Fabien Clain, a veteran French ISIS operative, claimed responsibility for the attacks in an ISIS audiotape released the day after the attacks.
Clain, who officials believe worked to recruit operatives for a string of attacks in France, has been long sought by the French and US governments.
French defence minister Florence Parly tweeted Thursday that it was "possible" Clain was killed during coalition operations against ISIS' last remaining territory in Syria.