U.S. says strike in Syria killed Al-Qaeda affiliate official
The Hindu
U.S. military airstrike kills Al-Qaeda affiliate member in Syria to disrupt terrorist attacks, CENTCOM confirms.
The U.S. military said on Sunday (February 16, 2025) it killed a member of an Al-Qaeda affiliate organization in a precision airstrike in Syria.
U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said it conducted the strike on Saturday "in Northwest Syria targeting and killing a senior finance and logistics official in the terrorist organization Hurras al-Din (HaD), an Al-Qaeda affiliate," according to a statement on X.
CENTCOM did not identify its target.
The strike was conducted "to disrupt and degrade efforts by terrorists to plan, organize, and conduct attacks against civilians and military personnel" from the United States and allies, the statement continued.
On January 30, CENTCOM killed another senior operative in Hurras al-Din, Muhammad Salah al-Zabir, in an air strike.
The U.S.-based SITE Intelligence Group said Hurras al-Din was founded in February 2018.
It did not publicly confirm its allegiance to Al-Qaeda until its dissolution announcement last month.
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