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US: 7 Al-Qaeda leaders killed in air strike in Syria
MEMO ^ | October 28, 2020

Posted on 10/28/2020 3:45:20 PM PDT by Hojczyk

The United States announces that it killed seven senior leaders of Al-Qaeda in Syria in an air strike last week as they were meeting near Idlib, US Central Command announced on Monday.

Central Command spokeswoman, Major Beth Riordan, said the strike was conducted on 22 October.

The leaders were not identified.

“The removal of these AQ-S leaders will disrupt the terrorist organization’s ability to further plot and carryout global attacks threatening U.S. citizens, our partners, and innocent civilians,” Riordan said.

“With our allies and partners, we will continue to target al Qaida and other terrorist organisations.” she added.

According to Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR), 17 members of Al-Qaeda died in the strike.

The British-based group said the strike had targeted a dinner of jihadists in the village of Jakara in the Salqin area.

On Saturday, Afghan forces killed a top Al-Qaeda militant who was wanted by the United States.

(Excerpt) Read more at middleeastmonitor.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Syria; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: 2020election; election2020; erdogan; idlib; kurdistan; landslide; receptayyiperdogan; syria; trumplandslide; turkey

1 posted on 10/28/2020 3:45:20 PM PDT by Hojczyk
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To: Hojczyk

A good day’s work!


2 posted on 10/28/2020 3:46:17 PM PDT by Darteaus94025 (Can't have a Liberal without a Lie)
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To: BenLurkin
Ping. This is interesting because the Russians also did some air strikes in Idlib area this week.

Syria war: 'Russian air strikes kill dozens' in Idlib

3 posted on 10/28/2020 3:48:23 PM PDT by monkeyshine (live and let live is dead)
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To: Hojczyk

Gee, little mention of Al-Qaeda or Isis or Islamic terrorism anymore

I wonder why that is?


4 posted on 10/28/2020 3:48:31 PM PDT by A_Former_Democrat ( TAG PedoJoe w/ DEFUND the POLICE OPEN BORDERS CORRUPTION DUNKIN/7-11)
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To: Hojczyk

Obviously not socially distancing, add them to the Covid death count.


5 posted on 10/28/2020 3:51:14 PM PDT by Tijeras_Slim
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To: Hojczyk

Seinfeld rolls his eyes and says “What a shame!”


6 posted on 10/28/2020 3:51:31 PM PDT by lee martell
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To: Hojczyk
“The removal of these AQ-S leaders will disrupt the terrorist organization’s ability to further plot and carryout global attacks threatening U.S. citizens, our partners, and innocent civilians,” Riordan said.

I have no problem with whacking these guys, but let's not fool ourselves into thinking that this is accomplishing anything. 14 more will step right up to be "martyred".

7 posted on 10/28/2020 3:52:36 PM PDT by Seruzawa (TANSTAAFL!)
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To: Hojczyk

The media claiming that Trump is trying to start WWIII to distract from his upcoming devastating defeat in 3 ... 2 ...1


8 posted on 10/28/2020 3:53:50 PM PDT by libertylover (Election 2020: Make America Great Again or Burn it to the Ground. Choose one.)
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To: Hojczyk

Probably a JDAM AP-2020 COVID strike.


9 posted on 10/28/2020 4:01:04 PM PDT by BBQToadRibs
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To: Hojczyk

video?


10 posted on 10/28/2020 4:03:12 PM PDT by devane617 (Kyrie Eleison, where I'm going, will you follow?)
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Due to the fact that these are not babies and have committed ample crimes against humanity, democrats are outraged


11 posted on 10/28/2020 4:09:31 PM PDT by dsrtsage (Complexity is merely simplicity lacking imagination)
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To: A_Former_Democrat

It seems that ISIS has pulled up stakes and is trying to re-establish itself in Africa.


12 posted on 10/28/2020 4:18:27 PM PDT by Pearls Before Swine
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To: Hojczyk

Free beer!


13 posted on 10/28/2020 4:27:46 PM PDT by rrrod (6)
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To: Hojczyk
so it wasn't a wedding party and no women and children were killed...

a far cry when that was all we heard when boy0bama was at the wheel

14 posted on 10/28/2020 4:38:56 PM PDT by Chode (Send bachelors and come heavily armed.)
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Bammy and the rats in mourning...


15 posted on 10/28/2020 4:58:48 PM PDT by TnTnTn
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To: Hojczyk

The second in command of al Queda was also killed quite recently, in a strike in Afghanistan.

Maybe they have a little security leak going on.


16 posted on 10/28/2020 5:33:52 PM PDT by BeauBo
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Dead or alive cash rewards paying off?


17 posted on 10/28/2020 6:09:33 PM PDT by Sasparilla ( I'm Not Tired of Winning)
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To: Hojczyk

But...Trump’s Covid response?

And don’t even mention the peace agreements


18 posted on 10/28/2020 7:23:24 PM PDT by Hypo2
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