By. Scott Jackson
February 1st, 2025
US Forces kill senior operative of Terror Group Hurras al-Din in Syria.
On January 30th US CENTCOM (Central Command) forces conducted an airstrike in northwestern Syria targeting a senior operative of the US classified Terror group Huertas Al-Din (HaD) an affiliate of Al-Qaeda. The target was Muhammad Salah al-Za’bir a former ISIS member who later went on to become a member of the Syrian At-Qaeda branch. Not much else is known about him besides that CENTCOM describes him as a “Senior member” in the group.
A statement from CENTCOM on the strike:
“The airstrike is part of CENTCOM’s ongoing commitment, along with partners in the region, to disrupt and degrade efforts by terrorists to plan, organize and conduct attacks against civilians and military personnel from the U.S., our allies, and our partners throughout the region and beyond”
It ends with a warning from commander of CENTCOM, Gen. Michael Erik Kurilla.
“CENTCOM will continue to hunt and kill or capture terrorists and defend our homeland against groups that plot to attack U.S. and allied personnel,”
This strike comes several days after Huertas Al-Din announced they would be disolving and ending their operations in Syria. The groups stated main goal was the overthrow of the Assad regime.
It’s believed the strike was carried out with a Raytheon made AGM-114R-9X Hellfire missile. Sometimes called the “Flying Ginsu” or just the “Knife Missile”. The missile is a standard AGM-114 Hellfire missile with the explosive warhead removed. The missile launches, usually from a drone, and seconds before impact metal blades pop out from the missiles body shredding anything in its path. It’s used for precision strikes against soft targets such as a person inside a car.
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