US says airstrike killed senior al-Qaida official in Syria

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Posted at 7:58 PM, Oct 22, 2021

and past updated 2021-10-22 20:58:21-04

A U.S. airstrike killed a elder person of al-Qaida successful Syria, according to U.S. Central Command spokesperson Maj. John Rigsbee.

The subject said it utilized an MQ-9 craft to termination Abdul Hamid al-Matar successful northwest Syria Friday.

"The removal of this al-Qaida elder person volition disrupt the violent organization’s quality to further crippled and transportation retired planetary attacks threatening U.S. citizens, our partners, and guiltless civilians," Rigsbee said.

There were nary indications that civilians were killed successful the attack, Rigsbeee added.

The onslaught came days aft an onslaught deed a U.S. outpost successful Syria. No Americans were injured successful the attack. It's not wide if Friday's onslaught connected al-Qaida was successful effect to the earlier attack.