U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) forces carried out two targeted airstrikes in Syria, eliminating 37 terrorist operatives, including several senior leaders from ISIS and Hurras al-Din, an Al Qaeda affiliate.
The airstrikes are part of CENTCOM’s ongoing mission to disrupt terrorist operations and prevent attacks on U.S. and allied military personnel, as well as civilians in the region and beyond.
On Sept. 24, a strike in northwest Syria killed nine terrorist operatives, including Marwan Bassam ‘Abd-al-Ra’uf, a senior Hurras al-Din leader responsible for overseeing military operations. This follows a successful strike the previous month that killed another top leader, Abu-‘Abd al-Rahman al Makki.
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Earlier, on Sept. 16, CENTCOM conducted a large-scale airstrike on an ISIS training camp in central Syria, killing at least 28 ISIS operatives, including four senior leaders. The operation significantly disrupts ISIS’ ability to conduct further attacks against U.S. interests and those of its allies and partners.
“These strikes against leadership and operatives of ISIS and the Al Qaeda affiliate, Hurras al-Din, represent CENTCOM’s commitment to the enduring defeat of terrorist organizations in the CENTCOM area of responsibility and our support to regional stability,” said Gen. Michael Erik Kurilla, commander, U.S. Central Command.
There were no civilian casualties reported in either strike.
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