The United States military killed a senior al Qaeda-affiliated attack planner last week in Syria, U.S. Central Command (Centcom) announced on Tuesday.

Centcom said its forces conducted a strike on Oct. 2 that killed Muhammad Abd-al-Wahhab al-Ahmad, who the U.S. military says was a member of Ansar al-Islam, an al Qaeda affiliated terrorist group.

“U.S. forces in the Middle East remain postured to disrupt and defeat efforts by terrorists to plan, organize and conduct attacks,” Adm. Brad Cooper, commander of Centcom, said in a statement on Tuesday.

“We will continue to defend our homeland, warfighters, allies and partners throughout the region and beyond,” Cooper added.

It is unclear in which part of Syria al-Ahmad was killed. The Hill has reached out to Centcom for additional information.

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