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US military says it killed leader of Al Qaeda-aligned group in Syria

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The U.S. military said it carried out a strike in Syria on Friday that killed a senior leader of an Al Qaeda aligned group.

The strike targeted Abu-’Abd al-Rahman al-Makki, a senior leader of the Al Qaeda-aligned Hurras al-Din © Mena Today 

The strike targeted Abu-’Abd al-Rahman al-Makki, a senior leader of the Al Qaeda-aligned Hurras al-Din © Mena Today 

The U.S. military said it carried out a strike in Syria on Friday that killed a senior leader of an Al Qaeda aligned group.

The strike targeted Abu-’Abd al-Rahman al-Makki, a senior leader of the Al Qaeda-aligned Hurras al-Din, the U.S. Central Command said in a post on X.

Reporting by Eric Beech

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