U.S. Central Command forces in Syria early this month killed a an Al-Qaida-affiliated terrroist member in an air strike. File Photo by Russ Scalf/USAF/UPI | License Photo
Oct. 8 (UPI) -- The U.S. military has killed a senior member of an Al-Qaida-affiliated terrroist group in Syria, U.S. Central Command said Tuesday.
Muhammad Abd-al-Wahhab al-Ahmad was killed Thursday in a U.S. CENTCOM airstrike, the exact location in Syria was not made public.
"U.S. forces in the Middle East remain postured to disrupt and defeat efforts by terrorists to plan, organize and conduct attacks," Adm. Brad Cooper, CENTCOM commander, said in a statement.
"We will continue to defend our homeland, warfighters, allies and partners throughout the region."
