U.S. forces have killed an Al-Qaeda-affiliated leader believed to be closely linked with the Islamic State member believed to be responsible for an ambush that left two soldiers and an American civilian interpreter dead in Syria, according to military officials.
A retaliatory airstrike strike in northwest Syria on Friday killed Bilal Hasan al-Jasim, who was “an experienced terrorist leader who plotted attacks,” according to U.S. Central Command.
