The US and Israel announced on Friday that their respective troops had killed terror leaders from ISIS and Hezbollah in separate terrorism control operations.
CentCom troops raided Al-Bab, Aleppo Governorate, Syria, and killed senior ISIS leader Dhiya ‘Zawba Muslih al-Hardani and his two adult sons, who also have ties with the terror organization, according to a CENTCOM statement.
It added that three women and three children who “were also on the goal” were unharmed in the raid.
“These ISIS individuals were a threat to us and coalition groups, as well as the new Syrian government,” Centcom said in a statement.
A masked terrorist Islamic state poses in 2015 with the ISIS flag. (History/Universal Images Group via Getty images)
Centcom eliminates ISIS Plotter who is responsible for threatening American citizens, partners and citizens
Gene. Michael Erik Kurilla, centcom commander, promised American troops would “ruthless ISIS terrorists chase.”
“Isis terrorists are not safe where they sleep, where they work and where they hide,” Kurilla said in a statement. “In addition to our partners and allies, US Central Command is dedicated to the lasting defeat of ISIS terrorists who threaten the region, our allies and our home country.”
American armed forces patrol near the Hori Rehabilitation Center for children of the suspected group of the Islamic State in the city of Tel Maaruf in the province of Noordoost -Hasakeh, December 15, 2022 in Syria. (Delil Souleiman/AFP via Getty images)
IDF kills the founder of the most important Hamas and the brain of 7 October terror attack in Israel
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced that his troops had killed Ali Mohammad Hassan Qoutan, who served as a personnel officer for the Bint Jbeil sector of Hezbollah. According to the IDF, Qoutan was involved in attempts to rebuild the organization, which got a blow when Israel killed his leader, Hassan Nasrallah, in September 2024.
Mourning people attend the funeral of the killed Hezbollah leaders Hassan Nasrallah and Hashem Safieddine in the Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium on the outskirts of Beirut 23 February 2025. (Anwar Amro/AFP via Getty images)
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“The activities of the terrorist are a flagrant violation of the views between Israel and Lebanon,” the IDF wrote in a statement.
Israel recently concluded a 12-day war with Iran, while at the same time he fought against Hamas in Gaza in a war that has been going on since the brutal attacks of 7 October 2023.
