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2020-06-15 Syria-Lebanon-Iran
Rare US drone strike kills 2 foreign jihadist commanders in Idlib
[ALMASDARNEWS]


Two commanders from the Hurras al-Deen group
...non-Syrian Al Qaeda in Syria...
were killed on Sunday, when a drone struck their positions in the Idlib Governorate.

According to the preliminary reports, the two leaders, Bilal al-Sanani (Yemen
...an area of the Arabian Peninsula sometimes mistaken for a country. It is populated by more antagonistic tribes and factions than you can keep track of...
i national) and Qassam al-Urdoni (Jordanian national), were killed by a U.S. Coalition drone in the Idlib city.

The dronezap targeted the vehicle carrying both men and their associate, Mohammad al-Ahmad, who was seriously maimed as a result of the U.S. Coalition attack.

The attack appears to have been carried out by a U.S. ninja drone, as the unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) was reportedly spotted over the Idlib Governorate before attacking the car with the jihadists inside.

The Hurras al-Deen group, which is linked to al-Qaeda, has long operated in northwestern Syria, as they maintain control over some parts of the Idlib, Hama, and Latakia governorates.

Most recently, they carried out a powerful attack against the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) troops at the Tanjara axis in the al-Ghaab Plain region of Hama.

Sunday’s attack by the U.S. Coalition marks the first time since October 2019, when the U.S. killed ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, that they have carried out a dronezap in Idlib.
Update from Military.com at 1:45 p.m. EDT
Al-Mohrar Media, an activist collective in northern Syria, said the dead were Horas al-Din’s general military commander, known as Qassam al-Urduni, or “Qassam the Jordanian.” It said the second man was a Yemeni citizen known as Bilal al-Sanaani, the commander of the group’s so-called “desert army.”

In December, a drone strike killed a senior Horas al-Din commander, the Jordanian citizen Bilal Khuraisat, also known as Abu Khadija al-Urduni.

In July last year, the U.S. military said it struck an al-Qaida leadership and training facility in northern Syria, where it said attacks threatening Americans and others were being planned. The U.S. Central Command said in a statement at the time that the strike occurred near the northern province of Aleppo.

In neighboring Lebanon, the Lebanese army said the military carried out an operation in the eastern town of Brital on Sunday liberating 23 people, including women and children, who were kidnapped two weeks ago. The army said those set free in Brital, which borders Syria, included Syrian citizens who were taken as hostages. It gave no further details.
Posted by Fred 2020-06-15 00:00|| || Front Page|| [3 views ]  Top
 File under: al-Qaeda 

#1 Interesting. I wonder... target of opportunity or the successful conclusion of a hunt?
Posted by SteveS 2020-06-15 02:19||   2020-06-15 02:19|| Front Page Top

#2 They were tracked. Drone operator knew where the two targets were sitting: one in front passenger seat, one in back.
Posted by Knuckles Javimble6283 2020-06-15 03:34||   2020-06-15 03:34|| Front Page Top

#3 Interesting. “Rare” drone strike. Seems Trump kept restraint far better than Obama’s frequent blasts. Who’s would have anticipated that, other than anyone that’s actually paid attention
Posted by Greater the Anonymous5721 2020-06-15 04:34||   2020-06-15 04:34|| Front Page Top

#4 Rare as far as Hezbollah news site Al Masdar is aware of and willing to admit. President Trump seems content in general to let operations run quietly until they achieve the intended results.
Posted by trailing wife 2020-06-15 13:33||   2020-06-15 13:33|| Front Page Top

#5 keeps restraint and hits better targets, you know like Solemeini.
Posted by Chris 2020-06-15 20:34||   2020-06-15 20:34|| Front Page Top

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