U.S. strike in Syria targets 'senior' militant -U.S. military


  • World
  • Tuesday, 28 Jun 2022

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States carried out a strike in Syria's Idlib province on Monday that targeted a senior leader of an Al-Qaeda aligned militant group, the U.S. military said.

The strikes targeted Abu Hamzah al Yemeni, a "senior leader" of Al Qaeda aligned Hurras al-Din, while he was traveling alone on a motorcycle, the U.S. military statement said.

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