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US army confirms targeting Jabhat Fatah al-Sham leader in Syria

Arab World Materials 4 October 2016 06:47 (UTC +04:00)
The Pentagon confirmed on Tuesday that the US army had carried out strikes in Syria against the Jabhat Fatah Al-Sham (formerly, al-Nusra Front) leader Abu Faraj al-Masri and that the military was assessing results of the operation
US army confirms targeting Jabhat Fatah al-Sham leader in Syria

The Pentagon confirmed on Tuesday that the US army had carried out strikes in Syria against the Jabhat Fatah Al-Sham leader Abu Faraj al-Masri and that the military was assessing results of the operation, Sputnik International.

US Department of Defense spokesman Matthew Allen said that the US Army was targeting a “prominent al-Qaeda member”.

Earlier reports emerged that a senior leader of Jabhat Fatah al-Sham, formerly the al-Qaeda-affiliated al-Nusra Front, Abu Faraj Masri, died in a strike in Syria’s Idlib province.

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