Washington, Reuters. The US military conducted an air strike in northwest Syria in which senior al-Qaeda leader Abdul Hamid al-Matar was killed. Central Command (CENTCOM) spokesman Major John Rigsbee gave this information on Friday local time. Rigsby said that civilians were not harmed in this airstrike by MQ-9 aircraft.
Al Qaeda remains a constant threat to America
Major said that al-Qaeda remains a constant threat to the US and its allies. The terrorist organization uses Syria as a safe haven and plans terrorist activities from here. A spokesman for the US Central Command gave this information
. US Army Major John Rigsby said in a written statement, ‘The killing of this al-Qaeda leader will sabotage the terrorist organization’s plans for a global attack, now it will continue to persecute and attack American citizens, our partners and innocent people.
will be afraid of.’ The attack by the US came two days after an attack on a US post in southern Syria. Rigsby, however, did not say whether the US drone strike was a response to that action.
Al Qaeda leader was killed in airstrikes last month too
Last month, on September 20, the US killed al-Qaeda leader Salim Abu-Ahmad in an airstrike. The attack took place in the Syrian city of Idlib. Salim was responsible for planning and arranging funding for al-Qaeda. Apart from this, he also gave permission to attack on different areas.
So far, America has targeted Al-Qaeda terrorists and Islamic State terrorist Bakr al-Baghdadi many times in this way. In fact, Baghdadi had fled eastern Syria to Idlib and was hiding here.
