IDLIB, Syria (AP) — A drone strike in northwestern Syria on Friday killed a Saudi militant from an al-Qaida-linked group as he was riding on a motorcycle, the U.S. military and a war monitor said.
The strike in the Jabal al-Zawiya area of the opposition-held Idlib province was carried out by a U.S.-led coalition that was established years ago to fight the militant Islamic State group.
The U.S. military has carried out a series of attacks over the past several years targeting al-Qaida-linked militants in northwestern Syria.
The U.S. Central Command said in a statement that its forces had killed Abu Abdul Rahman Makki, a senior leader in the group Horas al-Din, or “Guardians of Religion,” in a “kinetic strike.” It said Makki was “responsible for overseeing terrorist operations from Syria.”
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The strike in the Jabal al-Zawiya area of the opposition-held Idlib province was carried out by a U.S.-led coalition that was established years ago to fight the militant Islamic State group.
The U.S. military has carried out a series of attacks over the past several years targeting al-Qaida-linked militants in northwestern Syria.
The U.S. Central Command said in a statement that its forces had killed Abu Abdul Rahman Makki, a senior leader in the group Horas al-Din, or “Guardians of Religion,” in a “kinetic strike.” It said Makki was “responsible for overseeing terrorist operations from Syria.”
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US military says drone strike in Syria kills a Saudi militant from an al-Qaida-linked group
The U.S. military and a war monitor say a drone strike in northwest Syria has killed a Saudi extremist from an al-Qaida-linked group.
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