Al-Qaeda has confirmed that top leader Abu Khayr al-Masri, believed to be the organisation’s number two, was killed in an air strike by the US-led coalition in Syria
Al-Qaeda has confirmed that top leader Abu Khayr al-Masri, believed to be the organisation’s number two, was killed in an air strike by the US-led coalition in Syria.
In a statement two branches of the jihadist group, including the powerful Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), called Masri a “hero” and said he was killed “during a Crusader drone strike” in Syria.
A US official said this week that Washington was investigating reports that he had been killed in a US strike in or around the city of Idlib in northern Syria.
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