US kills senior military leader of Al-Qaeda affiliate in Syria

A elder subject person of the violent enactment Hurras al-Din, an Al-Qaeda affiliate, was killed successful a precision airstrike successful Syria carried retired by U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) forces, according to a property release.

Muhammed Yusuf Ziya Talay was killed successful an airstrike that CENTCOM says is portion of its efforts to "disrupt and degrade" terrorists’ plans to harm civilians oregon subject unit from the U.S. and its allies.

CENTCOM announced connected March 1 that it had killed Muhammed Yusuf Ziya Talay, a elder person of Al-Qaeda affiliate Hurras al-Din. (CENTCOM)

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"As we person said successful the past, we volition proceed to prosecute relentlessly these terrorists successful bid to support our homeland, and U.S., allied, and spouse unit successful the region," Gen. Michael Erik Kurilla, commander, U.S. Central Command, said successful a property release.

This announcement comes conscionable aft Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth confirmed a CBS News study that President Donald Trump had eased restrictions connected American commanders authorizing airstrikes and raids. Hegseth tweeted retired a nexus to the study connected Friday greeting with the caption, "Correct."

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth arrives astatine the Pentagon, Monday, Jan. 27, 2025 successful Washington.  (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)

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Since January, CENTCOM has taken retired aggregate elder Hurras al-Din leaders. 

On Jan. 30, CENTCOM announced that it killed elder Hurras al-Din operative Muhammad Salah al-Za’bir successful a akin precision airstrike successful Syria. In the property merchandise announcing the strike, Gen. Kurilla vowed "CENTCOM volition proceed to hunt and termination oregon seizure terrorists."

The seal of the Department of Defense is seen connected the podium astatine the Pentagon, Sept. 27, 2022, successful Washington, D.C. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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CENTCOM besides killed an unnamed operative, who was a elder concern and logistics authoritative successful Hurras al-Din connected Feb. 16. Additionally, connected Feb. 22, CENTCOM said it killed Wasim Tahsin Bayraqdar, who they picture arsenic "a elder enactment facilitator" of Hurras al-Din.

After the onslaught successful mid-February, President Trump congratulated CENTCOM and Gen. Kurilla, saying that they "dealt justness to different jihadi threatening America and our allies and partners."

Fox News' Jennifer Griffin and Landon Mion contributed to this report.