An F/A-18F Super Hornet, attached to Strike Fighter Squadron 22, launches from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Nimitz during flight operations in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility on Aug. 26, 2025. Official U.S. Navy photo
U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) announced on Jan. 16 a deadly strike on a leader affiliated with the al-Qaeda terrorist group in northeast Syria.
The man had direct ties to an attack from the ISIS terrorist group that killed two U.S. service members and an interpreter on Dec. 13, 2025, according to a Jan. 17 CENTCOM post on X.
