A MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial vehicle prepares to land after a mission in support of Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Brian Ferguson)
On May 3, the United States Central Command (CENTCOM) announced that a senior leader of al-Qaeda was killed in a strike that targeted the northwestern Syrian region of Greater Idlib.
In a brief statement, the command said that it will provide more information on the strike as operational details become available.
“This operation reaffirms CENTCOM’s steadfast commitment to the region and the enduring defeat of ISIS and Al Qaeda,” said General Michael “Erik” Kurilla, CENTCOM Commander.
The Turkish military maintains a large force in Greater Idlib. However, the region is ruled by al-Qaeda-affiliated Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS).
Activists based in the region said that the U.S. strike took place in the outskirts of the town of Qurqania in the northern Idlib countryside. Video footage from the scene of the strike showed The remains of an AGM-114 Hellfire laser-guided missile that was reportedly fired from an MQ-9 Reaper combat drone.
Contradicting CENTCOM’s statement, Syrian activists identified the man killed in the strike as a 60-year-old shepherd named Lotfi Hassan Masto.
U.S. combat drones operate over Greater Idlib on a nearly daily basis. In the last few years, many senior leaders of ISIS and al-Qaeda-affiliated groups were killed in drone strikes there. However, none of the targets were working for or allied with HTS.
Exactly a month earlier, a U.S. drone strike killed a senior leader of ISIS in Greater Idlib. The slain leader, Khalid ‘Aydd Ahmad al-Jabouri, was reportedly responsible for planning attacks into Europe and developed the leadership structure for the terrorist group.
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The United States of Terrorism could not have killed its own agent! When will this empire of deception gets tired of lying?
Probably IT is MERDolfgan . let’s hope so! One less BEAST!
What is this “MERDolfgan” going to mean?
US will openly support HTS against Russia, Iran, Turkey and Assad regime.
Probably some young guy who didn’t want to shower and pick up the soap with W. Burns at Jeffreys place.
I killed 20 “ISIS” members and an ” ISIS” leader too just yesterday. See how easy it is to lie and just make sht up.
ISIS has frequent regime changes. The Us must have puppets who wont cut the strings.
Some CIA undercover faggot gave him AIDS last years via his favourite goat’s anus and he has just died probably.