ISIS leader in Syria killed in drone strike, US says
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By Oren Liebermann, CNN The US carried out a drone strike in northwest Syria on Tuesday that killed Maher al-Agal, the leader of ISIS in Syria, US Central Command said. A senior ISIS official closely associated with Maher was seriously injured during the strike, Central Command said in a statement.
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By Oren Liebermann, CNN The US carried out a drone strike in northwest Syria on Tuesday that killed Maher al-Agal, the leader of ISIS in Syria, US Central Command said. A senior ISIS official closely associated with Maher was seriously injured during the strike, Central Command said in a statement.
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon said Tuesday that it killed a leader of the Islamic State group in Syria in a drone strike. U.S. Central Command said in a news release that Maher al-Agal was killed Tuesday and an unidentified senior official in the Islamic State group was seriously injured. The
“The removal of these ISIS leaders will disrupt the terrorist organization’s ability to further plot and carry out attacks,” a CENTCOM spokesperson said.
A senior leader of the Islamic State was killed Tuesday in a drone strike in northwest Syria that also injured another ISIS leader, officials with U.S. Central Command said.
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The leader of the "Islamic State" in Syria has been killed in a US military air strike, according the Pentagon. The killing, if confirmed, would be a further blow to the militant group as it tries to reorganize.
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Maher al-Agal, who the U.S. Central Command says is “one of the top five ISIS leaders and the leader of ISIS in Syria,” has been killed in a drone strike.
