[Epoch Times October 23, 2021](The Epoch Times reporter Zhang Zhi reported) The U.S. Central Command said in a statement on Friday (October 22) that the U.S. military had killed one person in an air strike in northwestern Syria. A senior leader of al-Qaeda.
Major John Rigsbee, a spokesman for the Central Command, said that the U.S. military used MQ-9 drones to carry out air strikes on northwestern Syria and killed Abdul Ha, a senior al-Qaeda leader near Suruk. Abdul Hamid al-Matar.
“There is no indication that this attack caused civilian casualties,” Riggsby said.
“Al-Qaeda continues to pose a threat to the United States and our allies. Al-Qaida uses Syria as a safe haven for reconstruction and coordination with external branches and planning external operations. Al-Qaida also uses Syria as a base to extend threats to Syria, Iraq, and others. Region.” He said in a statement.
He also said: “Destroying this high-ranking al-Qaeda leader will undermine the terrorist organization’s ability to further plan and implement global attacks on American citizens, our partners, and innocent civilians.
“The United States will continue to target al-Qaeda and other members of terrorist organizations that intend to endanger the United States.”
The airstrike was carried out two days after a US military base was attacked in southern Syria. It is unclear whether the air strike on Friday was countering the attack.
The US Central Command also stated on September 20 that the US military carried out an air strike near Idlib, Syria, and the target was a high-level leader of Al Qaeda.
At the time, the Central Command spokesperson and Captain Josie Lynne Lenny (Josie Lynne Lenny) said in a statement: “Preliminary shows that we hit the intended target.” But she did not disclose the base where the shot was killed. The name of the leader of the organization, or the strike method used by the US military.
(English Epoch Times reporter Mimi Nguyen Ly contributed to this article)
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