U.S. strike nets Al-Qaeda figure linked to Syria ambush
TL;DR
U.S. Central Command says a strike in northwest Syria killed Bilal Hasan al-Jasim, an Al-Qaeda affiliate leader connected to the ISIS gunman who killed two U.S. soldiers and a civilian interpreter in Palmyra on Dec. 13, part of ongoing operations against ISIS and attackers of Americans.
- U.S. forces kill Al-Qaeda affiliate leader linked to ambush on Americans in Syria, officials say CBS News
- US Says Strike in Syria Killed Plotter of Islamic State Attacks Bloomberg
- U.S. Launches Major Strikes on Islamic State Targets in Syria The New York Times
- US Launches Another Retaliatory Strike in Syria, Killing Leader Tied to Deadly Islamic State Ambush U.S. News & World Report
- US launches retaliatory strikes against ISIS in Syria Military Times
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