According to a press release, Haras Al-Din, a senior military leader in terrorist organizations, an al-Qaeda affiliate, was killed in a Syrian precision airstrike carried out by US Central Command (CENTCOM) forces.
Muhammed Yusuf Ziya Talay was killed in airstrikes, and Centcom says it is part of an effort to “disrupt and degrade” terrorist plans to harm civilians or military personnel from the United States and its allies.
Centcom announced on March 1 that he had killed Muhammed Yusuf Ziya Talay, senior leader of Al-Qaeda affiliate Hurras Al-Din. (Centcom)
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“As I have said in the past, we will continue to pursue these terrorists relentlessly to protect our homeland. And our staff from the US, our alliances and our partners are our employees in this area.”
The announcement comes shortly after the Secretary of Defense confirmed the CBS News report after President Donald Trump has relaxed restrictions on US commanders approving air strikes and raids. Hegseth tweeted the link to his Friday morning report with the caption “Correct.”
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Since January, Centcom has taken multiple senior Hurras Al-Din leaders.
On January 30th, Centcom announced that a similar precision airstrike in Syria killed senior Hurras Al-Din Operative Muhammad Salah Al-Za'bir. In a press release announcing the strike, General Kurira vowed that “Sentcom will continue to hunt, kill and capture terrorists.”
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Centcom also killed an unnamed operative who was a senior finance and logistics officer at Hurras Al-Din on February 16th. Additionally, on February 22, Centcom said he killed Wasim Tahsin Bayraqdar, known as the “senior leader” of Hurras Al-Din.
After the strike in mid-February, President Trump congratulated St.com and General Kurira, saying that he “treated justice to another jihad that threatened America and our allies and partners.”
Jennifer Griffin and Landon Mion of Fox News contributed to this report.
