According to US Central Command,US Forces conducted a strike against al-Qaida in Syria (AQ-S) leaders at a training facility near Aleppo Province on 30 June 2019.The operation targeted AQ-S operatives for plotting external attacks that threaten US citizens,partners and innocent civilians,the CENTCOM statement said.
CENTCOM goes on to explain that Northwest Syria remains a safe haven where AQ-S leaders actively coordinate terrorist activities,including planning attacks throughout the region and the West:
With our allies and partners,we will continue to target Daesh (another name for Islamic State) and al-Qaida to prevent both groups from using Syria as a safe haven.*
The monitor group Syrian Observatory for Human Rights described the strike as "rocket shelling" that occurred at 4:20 pm and resulted in the killing of two AQ-S commanders,one of whom was Algerian and the other Tunisian;while 14 other fighters and commanders were wounded,with substantial material damage to the compound.*
AQ-S is also known as Hurras Al-Din.
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