Stavros Atlamazoglou
The U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) has dramatically expanded the scope of its counterterrorism operations since mid-February. In a few short weeks, the combatant command responsible for U.S. military operations in the Middle East and North Africa has taken several high-ranking terrorists out of the picture.
CENTCOM Is Striking ISIS—Directly and Through Allies
In around 40 days, U.S. forces have killed or enabled the capture of four high-ranking terrorists in Syria and Iraq. The target deck has included a senior leadership facilitator of a group affiliated with al-Qaeda, the senior military leader of the same terrorism organization, an Islamic State (ISIS) cell leader, and the second-in-command of ISIS.
On February 21, CENTCOM forces conducted a precision airstrike in Northwest Syria, killing Wasim Tahsin Bayraqdar. He was a senior leadership facilitator in Hurras al-Din (HaD), a terrorist organization and al-Qaeda affiliate.
“We will relentlessly pursue and destroy terrorist threats, no matter their location, in order to protect our homeland and our allies and partners,” U.S. Army Gen. Michael Erik Kurilla, the commander of CENTCOM, said in a press release.
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