US military says it killed al-Qaida leader in drone strike in Syria
PTI, Oct 23, 2021, 10:39 AM IST
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Washington DC: The US military says it killed a senior al-Qaida leader in an airstrike Friday in northwest Syria.
Army Major John Rigsbee, a spokesman for US Central Command, said in a statement that Abdul Hamid al-Matar was killed by a drone strike.
Rigsbee said the killing of al-Matar will disrupt al-Qaida’s “ability to further plot and carry out global attacks threatening US citizens, our partners, and innocent civilians.” He said al-Qaida “uses Syria as a base for threats reaching into Syria, Iraq and beyond.”
The drone strike came two days after a US military outpost in southern Syria was hit by a coordinated attack that included drones and rockets. US officials said no American troops stationed there were injured or killed.
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