US Strikes Kill ISIS Operatives, Other Terrorists in Syria

The United States killed 37 terrorist group members, including leaders tied to ISIS and Al Qaeda affiliate Hurras al-Din in Syria, according to the U.S. military. U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), which is the military’s operation in the Middle East, conducted the strikes on Sept. 16 and 24 but announced the strikes on Sept. 29. In the Sept. 24 strike in northwest Syria, the United States said it killed senior Hurras al-Din leader Marwan Bassam Abd-al-Ra’uf and eight other terrorists. Abd-al-Ra’uf was “responsible for overseeing military operations from Syria,” according to CENTCOM. The strike was conducted a month after another U.S. strike killed Hurras al-Din senior leader Abu-Abd al-Rahman al Makki....