Killing Of Al-Qaeda Affiliate Official In Syria Confirmed By The US

The US military on Sunday said it killed a senior official of an al Qaeda affiliate during an airstrike in northwest Syria.

A statement by the US Central Command, CENTCOM, described the person as a senior finance and logistics official in the terrorist organization Hurras al-Din.

However, CENTCOM did not identify its target.

According to the statement, 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.

Recall that on January 30, CENTCOM killed another senior operative in Hurras al-Din, Muhammad Salah al-Zabir, in an airstrike.

The United States designated Hurras al-Din as a terrorist organisation in 2019 and has offered financial rewards for information on several of its members.

“We will continue to relentlessly pursue terrorists in order to defend our homeland, and US, allied, and partner personnel in the region,” the statement said.