PRESS RELEASE | March 17, 2017
U.S. forces strike Al Qaeda in Syria
CENTCOM

March 16, 2017
RELEASE #20170316-01
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

TAMPA, Fla. — U.S. forces conducted an airstrike on an Al Qaeda in Syria meeting location March 16 in Idlib, Syria, killing several terrorists.

Idlib has been a significant safe haven for Al Qaeda in recent years.

In January, a strike destroyed an Al Qaeda terrorist training camp, where more than 100 fighters were being trained in terror tactics.