The United States failed to a high position of the Qaeda terrorist group in Syria during a precision air attack

He United States Army He informed Thursday that he carried out a precision air attack in the IDLIB Government, in the northwest of Syriain which he was killed Mohamed goes out to zabira high position of Hurras to Dinthe subsidiary of Al Qaeda In the country.

According to a statement posted on the social network X by him Central US Command (Centcom)the attack is part of the “permanent commitment to interrupt and degrade the efforts of terrorists to plan, organize and execute attacks against civilians and military personnel in the United Statesallies and partners. ”

The Centcom commander, Michael Erik Kurillaassured that the agency “It will continue chasing and eliminating or capturing terrorists”with the aim of protecting the US and its groups of groups that plan attacks against their staff.

This is the second attack of this type in the Government of Idlib so far this year, after the January 16 The international coalition will attack a member of a member of Islamic state I was driving a motorcycle.

Previously, the Syrian Observatory of Human Rightsbased in Londonreported that a drone hit a vehicle on the Sarmada to Idlib roadnear the town of Batabokilling the driver, later identified as To Zabir.

IDLIB is one of the last areas of Syria under control of rebel and jihadist groups. In the region, features operate like Hurras to Dinaffiliated with Al Qaedaand Hayat Tahrir Al Sham (HTS)an old branch of the terrorist organization that in recent years has distanced itself from it.

At the end of December last year, The US also folded two members of the Islamic State Terrorist Group (EI) In Syria. According to the Centcom, the operation was carried out through a Precision bombardment in Deir to the zurin the east of the country.

According to the medium Financial TimesUnited States carried out More than 75 air attacks in Syria against leaders, operations and camps of the Islamic State, ensuring that There are no indications of civil victims In these operations.

The then American National Security Advisor, Jake Sullivanwhose mandate concluded on January 20, warned about the risk of a reactivation of terrorism in the region. “I will not sweeten it. It is a real threat: jihadism and terrorism could return to Syria. It is up to us and the entire region opposing ourselves to it “he said.

Despite international efforts, the Islamic state Increased its activity in the last year. According to estimates of Centcomthe group claimed 153 attacks In the first half of the year, which indicates its intention to reorganize.

In addition to USA, Israel intensified its operations in Syria. In recent days, he carried out strategic maneuvers in a “containment zone” near the borderwith the objective of Destroy abandoned heavy weapons and prevent the formation of new terrorist cells In the country.

(With information from EFE and Europa Press)