President Donald Trump praised U.S. forces for killing an al-Qaida proxy leader in Syria during the weekend.

U.S. Central Command issued a release saying its forces conducted a precision airstrike in Northwest Syria targeting and killing a senior finance and logistics official in the terrorist organization Hurras al-Din, an al-Qaida affiliate.

“US forces conducted a precision airstrike against a member of al-Qaeda in Syria this weekend,” Trump posted Monday night on Truth Social. “The terrorist leader was working with al-Qaeda across the region. Congratulations to CENTCOM Commander Gen. Michael Kurilla, and the US warfighters who dealt Justice to another Jihadi threatening America and our allies and partners.”

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