Strike kills militant leader linked to ambush on US soldiers in Syria
By: Nicholas Slayton | Published: 2026-01-17 20:50:44 | Source: taskandpurpose.com
American forces killed an al-Qaeda-affiliated terrorist leader in Syria connected to the Dec. 13 ambush that killed two Iowa National Guard soldiers and their civilian interpreter.
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U.S. Central Command said that it killed Bilal Hasan al-Jasim in a strike in northwest Syria on Friday, Jan. 16. The strike was in direct response to shooting in Palmyra last month, where an ISIS gunman…
