US says targeted Al-Qaeda in northwest Syria

The United States said yesterday it had carried out a strike against Al-Qaeda-linked jihadists in northwestern Syria, its first such operation there in two years.

On another front in Syria’s complex eight-year civil war, Israeli air strikes killed 15 people including civilians late Sunday, a monitor said.

Syria’s conflict has killed more than 370,000 people and drawn in world powers since it started in 2011 with the brutal repression of anti-government protests. The United States carried out several strikes in northwestern Syria, but they appeared to have petered out since 2017.

The US military said Monday it had targeted jihadists in an embattled northwestern opposition bastion in the northwest of the country the previous day.

“US forces conducted a strike against al-Qaida in Syria (AQ-S) leadership at a training facility,” US Central Command said in a statement.

“This operation targeted AQ-S operatives responsible for plotting external attacks threatening US citizens, our partners, and innocent civilians,” it added.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the raid in Aleppo province killed six commanders and other jihadists from the Hurras al-Deen group.

 

US says targeted Al-Qaeda in northwest Syria

The United States said yesterday it had carried out a strike against Al-Qaeda-linked jihadists in northwestern Syria, its first such operation there in two years. On another front in Syrias complex eight-year civil war, Israeli air strikes killed 15 people including civilians late Sunday, a monitor said. Syrias conflict has killed more than 370,000 people and drawn in world powers since it started in 2011 with the brutal repression of anti-government protests. The United States carried out several strikes in northwestern Syria, but they appeared to have petered out since 2017. The US military said Monday it had targeted jihadists in an embattled northwestern opposition bastion in the northwest of the country the previous day. US forces conducted a strike against al-Qaida in Syria (AQ-S) leadership at a training facility, US Central Command said in a statement. This operation targeted AQ-S operatives responsible for plotting external attacks threatening US citizens, our partners, and innocent civilians, it added. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the raid in Aleppo province killed six commanders and other jihadists from the Hurras al-Deen group.