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CTV News
3 days ago
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U.S. military kills ISIS leader in Syria
This September 2024 photo shows U.S. forces patrolling oil fields in Syria. The U.S. military killed a senior ISIS leader in a raid in Syria on July 25, as well as two of his ISIS-affiliated sons. (Delil Souleiman/AFP/Getty Images/File via CNN Newsource) The U.S. military killed a senior ISIS leader in a raid in Syria on Friday, as well as two of his ISIS-affiliated sons, according to a release from U.S. Central Command. The senior leader, Dhiya' Zawba Muslih al-Hardani, as well as his two adult sons, Abdallah Dhiya al-Hardani and Abd al-Rahman Dhiya Zawba al-Hardani, 'posed a threat to U.S. and coalition forces, as well as the new Syrian Government,' the CENTCOM release said. Three children and three women who were on-site were unharmed. Few other details about the raid were provided. While the U.S. has conducted anti-ISIS missions with partner forces without some regularity over recent months and years, it is less common for U.S. forces to conduct ground raid operations instead of airstrikes. 'We will continue to relentlessly pursue ISIS terrorists wherever they operate,' CENTCOM commander Gen. Erik Kurilla said in the release. 'ISIS terrorists are not safe where they sleep, where they operate, and where they hide.' Over recent months and years, the U.S. has continued supporting and conducting anti-ISIS missions with partner and coalition forces in Syria and Iraq. In May, the U.S. military supported six operations — five in Iraq, one in Syria — which resulted in the death of two ISIS operatives and the detention of two others, including an ISIS leader, CENTCOM said last month. In March, the U.S. military conducted a precision airstrike in Iraq and killed Abdallah Makki Muslih al-Rifai, the terror group's chief of operations and Delegated Committee Emir, and one other ISIS operative. The U.S. announced it was beginning a withdrawal of roughly half its forces in Syria in April, which the Pentagon said was a sign of the 'significant steps' made towards degrading ISIS capabilities in the region. Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said at the time that the U.S. military would ultimately have less than a thousand U.S. forces in the country as a result. Friday's raid comes just weeks after the Trump administration said it was revoking the foreign terrorist organization designation of Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), the group once led by Syria's interim president. It also comes after U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order officially ending U.S. sanctions on Syria. By Haley Britzky, CNN
CNN
3 days ago
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- CNN
US military kills ISIS leader in Syria
The US military killed a senior ISIS leader in a raid in Syria on Friday, as well as two of his ISIS-affiliated sons, according to a release from US Central Command. The senior leader, Dhiya' Zawba Muslih al-Hardani, as well as his two adult sons, Abdallah Dhiya al-Hardani and Abd al-Rahman Dhiya Zawba al-Hardani, 'posed a threat to US and coalition forces, as well as the new Syrian Government,' the CENTCOM release said. Three children and three women who were on-site were unharmed. Few other details about the raid were provided. While the US has conducted anti-ISIS missions with partner forces without some regularity over recent months and years, it is less common for US forces to conduct ground raid operations instead of airstrikes. 'We will continue to relentlessly pursue ISIS terrorists wherever they operate,' CENTCOM commander Gen. Erik Kurilla said in the release. 'ISIS terrorists are not safe where they sleep, where they operate, and where they hide.' Over recent months and years, the US has continued supporting and conducting anti-ISIS missions with partner and coalition forces in Syria and Iraq. In May, the US military supported six operations — five in Iraq, one in Syria — which resulted in the death of two ISIS operatives and the detention of two others, including an ISIS leader, CENTCOM said last month. In March, the US military conducted a precision airstrike in Iraq and killed Abdallah Makki Muslih al-Rifai, the terror group's chief of operations and Delegated Committee Emir, and one other ISIS operative. The US announced it was beginning a withdrawal of roughly half its forces in Syria in April, which the Pentagon said was a sign of the 'significant steps' made towards degrading ISIS capabilities in the region. Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said at the time that the US military would ultimately have less than a thousand US forces in the country as a result. Friday's raid comes just weeks after the Trump administration said it was revokingthe foreign terrorist organization designation of Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), the group once led by Syria's interim president. It also comes after President Donald Trump signed an executive order officially ending US sanctions on Syria.
Al Jazeera
3 days ago
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- Al Jazeera
US military says it has killed senior ISIL (ISIS) leader in Syria's Aleppo
United States Central Command (CENTCOM) forces have killed a senior ISIL (ISIS) leader and his two sons affiliated to the group in Syria's Aleppo region, the US military has said. A post on X on Friday said, 'Early this morning in al Bab, Aleppo Governate, Syria, CENTCOM Forces conducted a raid resulting in the death of senior ISIS Leader, Dhiya' Zawba Muslih al-Hardani, and his two adult ISIS-affiliated sons, Abdallah Dhiya al-Hardani and Abd al-Rahman Dhiya Zawba al-Hardani.' 'These ISIS individuals posed a threat to US and Coalition Forces, as well as the new Syrian Government, ' it added. 'We will continue to relentlessly pursue ISIS terrorists wherever they are. ISIS terrorists are not safe where they sleep, where they operate, and where they hide. Alongside our partners and allies, U.S. Central Command is committed to the enduring defeat of ISIS terrorists that threaten the region, our allies, and our homeland,' General Michael Erik Kurilla, US CENTCOM commander, said. In late May, ISIL claimed responsibility for an attack on the Syrian army, representing the armed group's first strike at government forces since the fall of Bashar al-Assad, according to analysts. In a statement regarding that attack, ISIL said its fighters had planted an explosive device that struck a 'vehicle of the apostate regime' in southern Syria. ISIL, which views the new government in Damascus led by President Ahemd al-Sharaa as illegitimate, has so far concentrated its activities against Kurdish forces in the north. The fledgling Syrian government has had to contend with Israeli bombardment and incursions into its territory since al-Assad's overthrow, as well as the eruption of sustained sectarian violence in the southern city of Suwayda in recent weeks. CENTCOM Forces Kill Senior ISIS Leader in Al Bab, Syria Early this morning in al Bab, Aleppo Governate, Syria, CENTCOM Forces conducted a raid resulting in the death of senior ISIS Leader, Dhiya' Zawba Muslih al-Hardani, and his two adult ISIS-affiliated sons, Abdallah Dhiya… — U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM) July 25, 2025
