On February 21, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) forces conducted a precision airstrike in northwest Syria, killing Wasim Tahsin Bayraqdar, a key facilitator of the terrorist organization Hurras al-Din (HaD), affiliated with Al-Qaeda.
According to CENTCOM, this operation is part of the ongoing U.S. commitment, in coordination with regional allies, to disrupt and weaken terrorist operations that pose a threat to U.S. civilians and military personnel, as well as to its allies and partners in the region and beyond.
“We will continue to relentlessly pursue and destroy terrorist threats, regardless of their location, to protect our homeland, our allies, and our partners,” said General Michael Erik Kurilla, commander of U.S. Central Command.
This strike reinforces the U.S. strategy of neutralizing extremist networks that use Syrian territory as a base to coordinate attacks and destabilize the region.
Source and images: CENTCOM. This content was created with the assistance of AI and reviewed by the editorial team.
