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Coverage dated June 27, 2022

US strike kills jihadist leader in Syria

Headline from Digital Journal

A US drone strike in northwestern Syria killed a Yemeni leader of a local jihadist group affiliated to Al-Qaeda, the US military and a Syrian war monitor

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  1. Digital Journal

    US strike kills jihadist leader in Syria (opens Digital Journal)

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    Digital Journal's feed description

    A US drone strike in northwestern Syria killed a Yemeni leader of a local jihadist group affiliated to Al-Qaeda, the US military and a Syrian war monitor

  2. CBS News

    U.S. drone strike kills al Qaeda-linked commander in Syria. He was riding a motorcycle (opens CBS News)

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    Abu Hamzah al Yemeni was a senior leader of Horas al-Din group. The attack was the latest in a series over the past few years targeting al Qaeda-linked militants in northwestern Syria.

  3. Military.com

    US Strike Kills Yemeni al-Qaida-Linked Commander in Syria (opens Military.com)

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    Military.com's feed description

    A drone strike by the U.S.-led coalition in northwestern Syria killed a senior member of an al-Qaida-linked group.

  4. Al Jazeera

    US kills ‘senior leader’ of al-Qaeda-linked group in Syria (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    US military raid targeted Abu Hamzah al Yemeni, leader of the al-Qaeda-aligned group, Hurras al-Din.

  5. Al-Monitor

    US drone strike kills al-Qaeda affiliate in northwest Syria (opens Al-Monitor)

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    Al-Monitor's feed description

    The rare drone strike in Idlib province was aimed to disrupt Huras al-Din's ability to stage terror attacks outside Syria, according to the Pentagon.

  6. The Times of Israel

    Drone strike targets leader of al-Qaeda-linked group in Syria, US says (opens The Times of Israel)

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    The Times of Israel's feed description

    US military 'highly confident' it killed insurgent, who was hit while alone on motorcycle, in second operation this month against senior terror figures in Syria

  7. CNN

    US strikes al Qaeda-affiliated leader in Syria (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    The US carried out a strike in Syria on Monday targeting a senior leader of Hurras al-Din, an al Qaeda-affiliated terrorist organization, according to a statement from US Central Command.

  8. Washington Times

    U.S. strike kills terror leader in Syria (opens Washington Times)

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    Washington Times's feed description

    A U.S. drone strike killed a senior leader of an al Qaeda-aligned terrorist organization in Syria, officials with U.S. Central Command said.

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