US coalition airstrike kills senior militant in northern Syria

A US-led coalition airstrike targeted a vehicle on the road between Ruhin and Deir Hassan in rural Idlib, northern Syria, according to local sources cited by al-Mayadeen. The strike killed Sami al-Oraydi, a former senior figure in the now-dissolved Hurras al-Din organization, along with several associates. The attack also hit a headquarters of the Turkistan Party in the Idlib countryside, the sources added.

The airstrike is part of ongoing US operations against militant groups in Syria. Hurras al-Din was an al-Qaeda-affiliated group that has been largely dismantled. The Turkistan Party is another militant faction operating in the region.

According to a report by Mehr News Agency (MNA), the strike underscores continued US military engagement in Syria despite planned troop reductions. No further details on casualties or the exact timing of the strike were immediately available.