US kills al-Qaeda affiliate leader linked to December attack in Syria, CENTCOM says

US military forces on Friday killed an al -Qaeda affiliate leader tied to an ISIS attack on Americans in Syria last month, Al Arabiya English reported citing US Central Command’s statement on Saturday.

Bilal Hasan al-Jasim had “direct ties” to an ISIS gunman who killed and injured US and Syrian personnel on December 13 in Palmyra, Syria, Central Command said.

Since the December 13 attack, US forces have been conducting strikes in Syria, with the US military saying it has hit more than 100 ISIS targets.