Topic: Central Command

U.S. Central Command reported killing a senior Al-Qaeda leader, Abdul Hamid al-Matar, in an air strike in northwest Syria. The hosts question the sudden reappearance of Al-Qaeda branding in military reports, noting that the group was previously thought to be largely replaced by ISIS. The strike followed a coordinated attack on a U.S. military base in southern Syria that resulted in no casualties.

New reports question whether ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is actually dead or alive following multiple claims of his demise in U.S. and Russian airstrikes. The hosts criticize the lack of definitive information from the military and the media regarding the status of high-value targets.