The United States conducted a precision airstrike in northwest Syria on February 21, killing Wasim Tahsin Bayraqdar, a senior leader of the al-Qaeda affiliate Hurras al-Din (HaD), Rudaw reported. U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) announced the operation on Saturday, emphasizing its commitment to disrupting terrorist activities in the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The airstrike aims to prevent terrorists from planning and executing attacks against U.S. personnel and allies. Hurras al-Din, formed in 2018 after breaking away from Hay\u2019at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), has been involved in ongoing territorial disputes with HTS, which previously led the Syrian rebel coalition against Bashar al-Assad\u2019s regime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The U.S. military has conducted multiple strikes against Hurras al-Din, viewing the group as a significant threat to regional stability and American interests.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The United States conducted a precision airstrike in northwest Syria on February 21, killing Wasim Tahsin Bayraqdar, a senior leader of the al-Qaeda affiliate Hurras al-Din (HaD), Rudaw reported. U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) announced the operation on Saturday, emphasizing its commitment to disrupting terrorist activities in the region. The airstrike aims to prevent terrorists from …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":33,"featured_media":119398,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"yes","rop_publish_now_accounts":{"facebook_108372464460192_245495985553329":""},"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[12765],"class_list":["post-119397","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-syria","tag-us-airstrike-kills-senior-terrorist-group-leader"],"yoast_head":"\n