Top Military Commander of Syria’s Al-Qaeda Affiliate Killed in Strike, US Says

The terrorist group recently admitted to taking orders from ’the general command of Al-Qaeda.’

Footage from a U.S. Central Command targeted operation in northwest Syria on Feb. 23, 2025. Screenshot via The Epoch Times/CENTCOM/X

The U.S. military said it has taken out the top military leader of an al-Qaeda affiliate terrorist group in Syria.

U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) revealed that on Feb. 23, its forces—as part of the International Coalition Against ISIS—conducted a “precision airstrike” targeting and killing the senior military commander of the terrorist group Hurras al-Din.