A senior al-Qaida leader was killed in a US drone strike in Syria, the Pentagon announced on Friday.
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"A US airstrike today in northwest Syria killed senior al-Qaida leader Abdul Hamid al-Matar," said Central Command spokesman Army Maj. John Rigsbee in a statement.
There are no other known casualties from the strike, he said, adding it was conducted using an MQ-9 aircraft.
"The removal of this al-Qaida senior leader will disrupt the terrorist organization's ability to further plot and carry out global attacks," the army major said.
