Published 18:10 IST, October 27th 2020

US Army says it killed 7 al-Qaida leaders in Syria, vows 'to target terrorist outfits'

The United States Army on October 26 informed that it has killed seven senior leaders of al-Qaida near Idlib in Syria in an airstrike.

Reported by: Vishal Tiwari
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United States Army on October 26 informed that it has killed seven senior leers of al-Qaida near Idlib in Syria in an airstrike. US Army Central Command spokesperson Maj. Beth Riordan on Monday said that military killed seven senior members of al-Qaida last week without revealing names of leers. Riordan said that killing of se leers would hamper organization's ability to furr carry out global terrorist attacks. 

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'Will continue to target al-Qaida'

"Al-Qaida in Syria takes vantage of instability to establish and maintain safe havens to coordinate terrorist activities across country. With our allies and partners, we will continue to target al-Qaida and or terrorist organizations," Riordan ded. According to Associated Press, United States Army h also conducted an airstrike against al-Qaida members in Syria, near Idlib, on October 15.

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United States, along with its allies is fighting Islamic State in Iraq and Syria and every now and n it indulges in or operations as well. United States is today celebrating one year anniversary of killing of ISIS leer Abu Bakr al-Baghdi, first Caliph of ISIL. Baghdi reportedly self-detonated a suicide vest after being cornered by US armed forces officials in Idlib, Syria last year. 

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Two days ago a senior al-Qaida propagandist Husam Abd al-Rauf was killed by Afghanistan security forces in eastern part of country. According to Associated Press, killed terrorist was on FBI's most-wanted terrorist list. Afghanistan's National Directorate of Security intelligence service took to Twitter on Sunday, where it claimed that security forces have killed Husam Abd al-Rauf in a raid in Ghazni province. 

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(With inputs from AP, Image Credit: AP)
 

18:11 IST, October 27th 2020