U.S. Central Command killed Al-Qaeda terrorist leader Bilal Hasan al-Jasim in an airstrike on Friday in retaliation for the deaths of three Americans.
Jan. 17 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.
