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Muhammad Abd-al-Wahhab al-Ahmad, a senior attack planner for Ansar al-Islam, was killed in a U.S. strike as part of ongoing efforts to target al-Qaeda-linked militants in the region.
- On Thursday, October 2, U.S. Central Command said a CENTCOM airstrike killed Muhammad Abd-al-Wahhab al-Ahmad in Syria, identifying him as an "attack planner" with Ansar al-Islam.
- Ansar al-Islam's ties to al-Qaida explain CENTCOM's targeting of groups like Hurras al-Din and Jamaat Ansar al-Islam in Syria.
- Few details were offered about the strike, and U.S. Central Command did not specify the strike's location or if others were killed; Admiral Brad Cooper said U.S. forces remain postured to disrupt terror planning.
- In a pattern of recent strikes, the operation comes two months after a raid on Aug. 19 that killed a senior ISIS financier, and U.S. forces continue working with international partners under Operation Inherent Resolve.
- Although ISIS lost territory years ago, remnants of ISIS and al-Qaida affiliates still operate in northern and western Syria, while Hayat Tahrir al-Sham is not being targeted after its June removal from the U.S. terrorist list.
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The Central Command (Centcom) reported this Tuesday that the U.S. Army liquidated one of the most important attack planners linked to the Al Qaeda terrorist group in Syria last week. In a statement, the U.S. Army stated that its forces carried out the attack on October 2, resulting in the elimination of Muhammad Abd-al-Wahhab al-Ahmad, whom the U.S. Army has identified as an important member of Ansar al-Islam, which is a terrorist group affiliat…
U.S. strike kills senior al-Qaeda-linked attack planner in Syria
U.S. forces have killed a senior al-Qaeda-linked attack planner in Syria, the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) announced. The strike, carried out last week, targeted Muhammad ‘Abd-al-Wahhab al-Ahmad, a member of Ansar al-Islam, an al-Qaeda-affiliated terrorist group, according to a CENTCOM statement released Tuesday. “U.S. forces in the Middle East remain postured to disrupt and defeat efforts by terrorists to plan, organize, and conduct attacks,”…
US military kills senior al Qaeda-affiliated attack planner
The United States military killed a senior al Qaeda-affiliated attack planner last week in Syria, U.S. Central Command (Centcom) announced on Tuesday. Centcom said its forces conducted a strike on Oct. 2 that killed Muhammad Abd-al-Wahhab al-Ahmad, who the U.S. military says was a member of Ansar al-Islam, an al Qaeda affiliated terrorist group. “U.S.…
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