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U.S. strike in Syria targets ‘senior’ militant -U.S. military

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Updated: Jun 27, 2022, 23:06 UTC

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.

U.S. strike in Syria targets ‘senior’ militant -U.S. military

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.

It added that an initial review did not indicate civilian casualties.

The Syrian Civil Defence, a humanitarian organization, said in a tweet that a man was killed shortly before midnight after his motorcycle was targeted with two rockets, adding it has transferred the body to the forensic department in Idlib city.

(Reporting by Idrees Ali and Lilian WagdyEditing by Chris Reese)

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