The U.S. military conducted a strike in northwest Syria on Friday, killing a "leader affiliated with Al-Qaeda" who had direct ties to an Islamic State (IS) terrorist responsible for an ambush that killed two U.S. service members and an American interpreter last month, U.S. Central Command said Saturday.

In a post on X, the command said the strike killed Bilal Hasan al-Jasim, describing him as "an experienced terrorist leader who plotted attacks and was directly connected with the ISIS gunman who killed and injured American and Syrian personnel last month in Palmyra, Syria."

The U.S. military has responded to the Dec. 13 attack with more than 200 precision munitions, striking over 100 IS infrastructure and weapons site targets, said the command.

Over the past year, U.S. and partner forces have captured more than 300 IS operatives and killed more than 20 across Syria, the command added.