US kills senior military leader of Al-Qaeda affiliate in Syria

Muhammed Yusuf Ziya Talay, a senior military leader of Al-Qaeda affiliate Hurras al-Din was killed in an airstrike carried out by U.S. Central Command.

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"As we have said in the past, we will continue to pursue relentlessly these terrorists in order to defend our homeland, and U.S., allied, and partner personnel in the region," Gen. Michael Erik Kurilla, commander, U.S. Central Command, said in a press release.

This announcement comes just after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth confirmed a CBS News report that President Donald Trump had eased restrictions on American commanders authorizing airstrikes and raids. Hegseth tweeted out a link to the report on Friday morning with the caption, "Correct."