US strike eliminates al Qaeda operative connected to ISIS ambush that killed 3 Americans in Syria

U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) announced connected Saturday a person affiliated with al Qaeda, who had nonstop ties to an ISIS terrorist liable for sidesplitting 2 U.S. work members and an American interpreter connected Dec. 13, was killed successful a U.S. onslaught successful northwest Syria on Friday.

CENTCOM officials said Bilal Hasan al-Jasim was an experienced violent person who plotted attacks and was "directly connected" with the ISIS gunman who killed and injured American and Syrian unit past period successful Palmyra, Syria.

"The decease of a violent operative linked to the deaths of 3 Americans demonstrates our resoluteness successful pursuing terrorists who onslaught our forces," said CENTCOM commandant Adm. Brad Cooper. "There is nary harmless spot for those who conduct, plot, oregon animate attacks connected American citizens and our warfighters. We volition find you."

CENTCOM launched large-scale strikes successful Syria successful effect to the Dec. 13 attack.

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Two Iowa National Guardsmen and an American interpreter were killed Dec. 13 successful an ISIS ambush onslaught successful Syria. (History/Universal Images Group via Getty Images and  Delil Souleiman/AFP via Getty Images)

Operation Hawkeye Strike resulted successful U.S. and spouse forces hitting much than 100 ISIS infrastructure and weapons tract targets with implicit 200 precision munitions.

More than 300 ISIS operatives were captured and much than 20 were killed crossed Syria wrong the past year, according to CENTCOM.

U.S. Special Envoy for Syria Tom Barrack met with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani, and members of their squad successful Damascus connected Jan. 10 to sermon caller developments successful Aleppo and the broader way guardant for Syria’s historical transition.

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US forces patrol the municipality of Tel Maaruf, successful Syria's northeastern Hasakeh province. (Delil Souleiman / AFP via Getty Images)

In a connection connected X, Barrack said President Donald Trump agreed to assistance sanctions successful bid to "give Syria a chance" to determination forward. 

"The United States Government welcomes Syria’s historical modulation and extends its enactment to the Syrian authorities nether President Ahmed al-Sharaa arsenic it works to stabilize the country, rebuild nationalist institutions, and fulfill the aspirations of each Syrians for peace, security, and prosperity," Barrack wrote successful the post.

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He added Syrian authorities has reaffirmed its committedness to the March 2025 integration statement with the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), but called developments successful Aleppo that "appear to situation the presumption of this agreement," profoundly concerning.

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"We impulse each parties to workout maximum restraint, instantly cease hostilities, and instrumentality to dialog successful accordance with the March 10 and April 1, 2025 agreements betwixt the Syrian authorities and the SDF," Barrack wrote. "Violence risks undermining the advancement achieved since the autumn of the Assad authorities and invites outer interference that serves nary party’s interests. … The nonsubjective remains a sovereign, unified Syria—at bid with itself and its neighbors—where equality, justice, and accidental are extended to each its people."