{"id":9016,"date":"2026-01-17T22:28:01","date_gmt":"2026-01-17T22:28:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=9016"},"modified":"2026-01-17T22:28:01","modified_gmt":"2026-01-17T22:28:01","slug":"us-says-it-killed-al-qaeda-affiliated-leader-tied-to-deadly-syria-ambush-al-qaeda-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=9016","title":{"rendered":"US says it killed al-Qaeda-affiliated leader tied to deadly Syria ambush | Al-Qaeda News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p class=\"article__subhead\"><em>CENTCOM says the strike in northwest Syria on Friday killed a man tied to the December attack that killed US troops and an interpreter.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"byline byline--single-avatar\">\n<div class=\"avatars-container\">\n<div class=\"responsive-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/2017-06-08T131939Z_1189275883_RC11B0FE7F20_RTRMADP_3_GULF-QATAR-JAZEERA-1714943623.jpg?resize=96%2C96&amp;quality=80 96w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 96px) 96px, 96px\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-dates\">\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Published On 17 Jan 2026<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">17 Jan 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rich-share\" data-testid=\"rich-share\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__button-wrapper\"><button class=\"rich-share__button row\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><\/p>\n<p>Click here to share on social media<\/p>\n<p><svg class=\"icon icon--share2 icon--primary icon--16 \" viewbox=\"0 0 20 16\" version=\"1.1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><title>share2<\/title><path fill=\"#000\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M11.688 9.048c-.659 0-1.252.282-1.673.733l-4.92-2.45c.016-.115.028-.232.028-.352 0-.117-.011-.23-.027-.343l4.913-2.423a2.285 2.285 0 0 0 1.68.739C12.964 4.952 14 3.899 14 2.6 14 1.302 12.965.25 11.688.25S9.377 1.302 9.377 2.601c0 .117.01.23.027.343L4.49 5.367a2.285 2.285 0 0 0-1.68-.739C1.536 4.628.5 5.681.5 6.979c0 1.299 1.035 2.35 2.312 2.35.659 0 1.252-.281 1.673-.731l4.92 2.45a2.357 2.357 0 0 0-.029.351c0 1.299 1.035 2.351 2.312 2.351S14 12.698 14 11.399s-1.035-2.35-2.312-2.35Z\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"rich-share__social-text\">Share<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p>The United States says an air strike in northwestern Syria has killed an al-Qaeda-affiliated leader who had ties to an ISIL (ISIS) member involved in a deadly ambush of US forces last month.<\/p>\n<p>The US Central Command (CENTCOM) said on Saturday that an air strike a day earlier killed Bilal Hasan al-Jasim, who was \u201cdirectly connected with the ISIS gunman who killed and injured American and Syrian personnel\u201d in mid-December.<\/p>\n<section class=\"more-on\">\n<h2 class=\"more-on__heading\">Recommended Stories<!-- --> <\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list of 3 items<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p>\u201cThere is no safe place for those who conduct, plot, or inspire attacks on American citizens and our warfighters. We will find you,\u201d CENTCOM Commander Brad Cooper said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>Two US soldiers and a military interpreter were killed in the ISIL ambush in the Syrian city of Palmyra on December 13.<\/p>\n<p>Since then, the US has carried out a series of large-scale strikes in Syria in what it says is a response to the deadly attack on US forces.<\/p>\n<p>On Saturday, CENTCOM said US forces and their partners had struck more than 100 ISIL \u201cinfrastructure and weapons\u201d sites since the US military launched its retaliatory operation in December.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAdditionally, US and partner forces have captured more than 300 ISIS operatives and killed over 20 across Syria during the past year,\u201d it said.<\/p>\n<p>US President Donald Trump had promised to inflict significant damage on those responsible for the deadly attack on US troops.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI can tell you, in Syria, there will be a lot of big damage done to the people that did it,\u201d Trump said on December 13.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CENTCOM says the strike in northwest Syria on Friday killed a man tied to the December attack that killed US troops and an interpreter. 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