US strike kills Yemeni al-Qaida-linked commander in Syria

By BASSEM MROUE
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BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian opposition activists and the U.S. army say a drone strike by the U.S.-led coalition in northwestern Syria has killed a senior member of an al-Qaida-linked group. The assault on the suspected militant, who was using a bike on the time, occurred shortly earlier than midnight on Monday — the most recent in a collection of strikes over the previous years focusing on al-Qaida-linked militants on this a part of Syria. The U.S. Central Command stated its forces carried out “a kinetic strike” in Idlib province focusing on Abu Hamzah al Yemeni, a senior chief of Horas al-Din group. Horas al-Din, Arabic for “Guardians of Faith,” are hardcore al-Qaida components primarily based in northwestern Syria.