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Senior Al-Qaida Commander Killed in an Airstrike in Syria

Saturday, 17 October 2015 07:13 AM EDT

BEIRUT (AP) — Activists say a top commander in al-Qaida's Syrian affiliate has been killed in an airstrike.

The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says Abdul Mohsen Abdallah Ibrahim al-Charekh, a Saudi better known as Sanafi al-Nasr, was killed Thursday in an airstrike near the northern Syrian town of Dana.

The Observatory's chief Rami Abdurrahman said Saturday it was not clear if al-Charekh was killed by U.S. or Russian warplanes.

Jihadi activists on social media say he was killed by a U.S. drone strike.

Al-Charekh, the alleged leader of al-Qaida's operations in Syria, was one of six men that the U.N. Security Council imposed sanctions on last year.

His death came three months after the U.S. killed top al-Qaida official Muhsin al-Fadhli. Al-Qaida's Syrian affiliate is led by Abu Muhammed al-Golani.

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Activists say a top commander in al-Qaida's Syrian affiliate has been killed in an airstrike.The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says Abdul Mohsen Abdallah Ibrahim al-Charekh, a Saudi better known as Sanafi al-Nasr, was killed Thursday in an airstrike near...
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Saturday, 17 October 2015 07:13 AM
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