Ankara: US forces killed a senior leader of al-Qaeda-linked Hurras al-Din in an airstrike in northwestern Syria, the US Central Command (CENTCOM) said Saturday.

According to Anadolu Agency, the strike, conducted last Sunday as part of the US' ongoing counterterrorism operations with regional partners, resulted in the death of Muhammed Yusuf Ziya Talay, a senior military leader. CENTCOM detailed the operation in a statement on X.

Gen. Michael Erik Kurilla, commander of CENTCOM, emphasized the US's commitment to counterterrorism efforts. "As we have said in the past, we will continue to relentlessly pursue these terrorists in order to defend our homeland, and U.S., allied, and partner personnel in the region," Kurilla stated.