U.S. Central Command announced on Friday that its forces had killed Abu-’Abd al-Rahman al-Makki, a “senior leader” of Hurras al-Din in Syria.
The terror group is associated with Al-Qaeda and “shares Al-Qaeda’s global aspirations to conduct attacks against U.S. and western interests,” according to CENTCOM, which added that the leader who was killed was “responsible for overseeing terrorist operations from Syria.”
“CENTCOM remains committed to the enduring defeat of terrorists in the CENTCOM area of responsibility who threaten the United States, its allies and partners and regional stability,” said Gen. Michael Erik Kurilla, commander of U.S. Central Command.
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