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US strike targets leader of Al-Qaeda-linked group in Syria: Centcom

Centcom says removal of the senior leader will disrupt group's ability to carry out attacks against US. (AFP)
Centcom says removal of the senior leader will disrupt group's ability to carry out attacks against US. (AFP)
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28 Jun 2022 04:06:24 GMT9
28 Jun 2022 04:06:24 GMT9
  • Initial review indicates no civilian casualties
  • The US “highly confident” the strike killed Abu Hamzah al Yemeni, says US official

WASHINGTON: The US military said it carried out a “kinetic strike” targeting a leader of the Hurras Al-Din jihadist group, an Al-Qaeda affiliate, in the Syrian province of Idlib on Monday.

“Abu Hamzah al Yemeni was traveling alone on a motorcycle at the time of the strike,” US Central Command said in a statement, adding that an “initial review indicates no civilian casualties.”

“The removal of this senior leader will disrupt Al-Qaeda’s ability to carry out attacks against US citizens, our partners, and innocent civilians around the world,” Centcom said.

The US is “highly confident” that the strike, carried out from a drone, killed Abu Hamzah al Yemeni, a US official with knowledge of the operation told CNN, speaking on condition of anonymity.

The strike was the second US operation in June to target a senior jihadist in Syria.

US forces captured Hani Ahmed Al-Kurdi, a leader of Daesh group, on June 16 during a raid in Aleppo province.

They also killed Daesh leader Abu Ibrahim Al-Hashimi Al-Qurashi during an operation in Atme, a region of Idlib province, on February 3.

AFP

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