The U.S. military has killed the leader of an Al Qaeda affiliate who was “directly connected” to the slaying of three Americans in Syria last month.

U.S. Central Command announced that a strike in northwest Syria on Friday killed Bilal Hasan al Jasim, described as an “an experienced terrorist leader” with ties to the ambush and killing of two U.S. soldiers and one civilian interpreter by an ISIS gunman in Palmyra in mid-December.

“The death of a terrorist operative linked to the deaths of three Americans demonstrates our resolve in pursuing terrorists who attack our forces,” CENTCOM Cmdr. Brad Cooper said in a statement. “There is no safe place for those who conduct, plot, or inspire attacks on American citizens and our warfighters. We will find you.”

The strike follows multiple retaliatory attacks from U.S. forces after the three Americans were killed, in what is a larger military campaign dubbed Operation Hawkeye Strike.

The mission most recently included large-scale strikes on “multiple” ISIS targets across Syria last weekend, an attack that reportedly saw 90 precision munitions and over two dozen aircraft hit more than 35 targets.

US STRIKES MULTIPLE ISIS TARGETS IN SYRIA IN SECOND RESPONSE TO SLAIN SOLDIERS

CENTCOM indicated on Sunday that Hawkeye Strike, which is designed to “root out Islamic terrorism” by targeting ISIS, has “resulted in U.S. and partner forces hitting more than 100 ISIS infrastructure and weapons site targets with over 200 precision munitions.”

More broadly, the U.S. military and partners in the region have “captured more than 300 ISIS operatives and killed over 20 across Syria during the past year,” it added.