December 10, 2024

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Senior al Qaeda leader killed in U.S. airstrike

The Hill

BY CAROLINE VAKIL –

The United States announced on Friday that an airstrike killed a senior al Qaeda leader in Syria. 

“A U.S. airstrike today in northwest Syria killed senior al-Qaeda leader Abdul Hamid al-Matar. We have no indications of civilian casualties as a result of the strike, which was conducted using an MQ-9 aircraft,” Army Maj. John Rigsbee, a spokesperson for the U.S. Central Command, said in a statement.

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