The U.S. military says it killed a senior al-Qaida leader in an airstrike in northwest Syria. Abdul Hamid al-Matar was killed by a drone strike, said a spokesman for U.S. Central Command.
FILE - In this May 23, 2021, file photo, the Syria national flag is displayed at a gathering at Omayyid Square in the Syrian capital Damascus, Syria. Two roadside bombs exploded near a bus carrying troops during the morning rush hour in the Syrian capital early Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2021, killing 13 people and wounding three others, state TV reported.
WASHINGTON — The U.S. military says it killed a senior al-Qaida leader in an airstrike Friday in northwest Syria.
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