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2015-03-06 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

Blast hits Nusra Front in Syria, kills commander

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Posted by trailing wife 2015-03-06 00:00|| || Front Page|| [6 views ] Top
File under: al-Nusra

#1 Came across some more US weaponry I see.

Posted by chris 2015-03-06 01:05|| 2015-03-06 01:05|| Front Page Top

#2 Syria claims this particular job of work, chris, according to An Nahar this morning:

Syria Says Top Nusra Leaders Killed in Idlib Strike

The military commander of al-Nusra Front in the Syrian province of Idlib was killed Thursday in an operation by the Syrian army, state-run news agency SANA said.

The agency said Abu Hammam al-Shami was slain during a military operation that targeted a Nusra meeting in the village of Habeet, in the northern Idlib province.

It did not elaborate, but the report suggested he was killed in an airstrike.

The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights confirmed that a Nusra Front leadership meeting was targeted in Idlib, which left a number of prominent leaders dead, including Abu Hammam.

It said it was not clear whether the meeting was targeted by a U.S.-led coalition airstrike or a Syrian army strike, noting that âthere are conflicting reports about the fate of al-Nusra Front chief Abu Mohammed al-Golani after reports said he was present in the targeted location.â

Pro-Damascus al-Mayadeen television also cited âunconfirmed reportsâ as saying that al-Golani was wounded in âa Syrian airstrike on the Front's headquarters in Idlib's countryside.â

Posted by trailing wife 2015-03-06 09:34|| 2015-03-06 09:34|| Front Page Top

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