Two targeted airstrikes in Syria eliminated 37 terrorists affiliated with the Islamic State and al-Qaeda, including several senior leaders, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said Sunday.
Centcom revealed The first of the previously undisclosed airstrikes was carried out on September 16 on “an ISIS training camp in a remote area of central Syria.” At least 28 ISIS operatives were killed, including four “senior leaders”.
“The airstrikes will disrupt ISIS' ability to conduct operations not only against U.S. interests but also against our allies and partners,” Centcom said.
On September 24, a second targeted attack in northwest Syria killed “nine terrorist operatives” of a group called Hurras al-Din, including a senior leader named Marwan Bassam.
“Hurras al-Din is an al-Qaeda-affiliated organization based in Syria with global ambitions to carry out attacks against U.S. and Western interests,” Centcom said.
Fras Aldin is successor He joined Jabhat al-Nusra, notorious as Syria's main al-Qaeda franchise. Jabhat al-Nusra broke away from al-Qaeda control in 2018 and absorbed several smaller Syrian rebel militias that were reluctant to join al-Qaeda. rename itself is Hyatt Tahrir Al Sham (HTS).
Hardcore al-Qaeda supporters of Jabhat al-Nusra have formed a new group called Hurras al-Din, but HTS is determined to eliminate any threat posed by Western counterterrorism operations, the Syrian government, and the former Jabhat al-Nusra. I found myself struggling to survive. Comrades on the front lines. Members of HTS and Hras al-Din have been known to kidnap and kill each other for the past six years as they vie for influence and resources.
In August, the US military excluded Hurras al-Din leader Abu Abd al-Rahman al-Makki conducts “targeted kinetic attacks” in Syria. Almacchi was the operational commander of the group's terrorist operations in Syria.
CENTCOM said in a statement on Sunday that there was “no evidence of civilian casualties” in the airstrikes on September 16 and September 24.
