US kills Al-Qaeda commander in Syria
2025-03-01 17:12
Shafaq News/ A US airstrike killed a senior Al-Qaeda leader in Syria, US Central Command (CENTCOM) announced on Saturday.
In a statement, CENTCOM said its forces had killed Mohammad Yusuf Ziya Talay, a key military commander of Hurras Al-Din, an Al-Qaeda affiliate in Syria that had declared its dissolution.
CENTCOM Forces Kill the Senior Military Leader of Al-Qaeda Affiliate Hurras al-Din (HaD) in SyriaOn Feb. 23, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) forces conducted a precision airstrike in Northwest Syria, targeting and killing Muhammed Yusuf Ziya Talay, the senior military leader of… pic.twitter.com/trhDvgdgne
— U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM) March 1, 2025
The US military had previously announced the killing of another Hurras Al-Din leader on February 22.
