Jan. 17 (UPI) -- U.S. Central Command carried out an airstrike that killed alleged al-Qaeda terrorist leader Bilal Hasan al-Jasim in Syria on Friday in retaliation for the deaths of two service members and their interpreter.
Al-Jasim was affiliated with al-Qaeda and "directly connected" to the ISIS gunman who ambushed two U.S. service members and their civilian interpreter on Dec. 13 in Palmyra, Syria, CENTCOM said in a news release on Saturday.
"The death of a terrorist operative linked to the death of three Americans demonstrates our resolve in pursuing terrorists who attack our forces," said Adm. Brad Cooper, CENTCOM commander.
"There is no safe place for those who conduct, plot or inspire attacks on American citizens and our warfighters," Cooper said. "We will find you."
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