U.S President Donald Trump said U.S. forces conducted a precision airstrike against a member of al-Qaeda in Syria this weekend. "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,” Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social. The U.S. military said that it killed a senior official of an al Qaeda affiliate during an airstrike in northwest Syria.