Air strikes kill 22 Qaeda-linked militants in Syria

Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says jets targeted the headquarters of Jund al-Aqsa

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In this photo made from the footage taken from Russian Defense Ministry official web site, Russian Tu-22 bombers escorted by the Su-27s fighter jets drop bombs on a target in Syria. Photo: AP/PTI
APPTI Beirut
Last Updated : Apr 04 2016 | 2:13 PM IST
A monitoring group says an airstrike on an al-Qaeda affiliated headquarters in northern Syria has killed at least 22 militants, including a senior Qaeda-linked spokesman.

The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says jets thought to belong to the Syrian or Russian Air Forces targeted the headquarters of Jund al-Aqsa, an extremist group that fights alongside the Nusra Front, al-Qaeda's affiliate in Syria, last night.

A media outlet belonging to the Lebanese militia Hezbollah says the strike killed the Nusra Front's official spokesman, Radwan Namous, also known as Abu Firas al-Souri, and his son.

Hezbollah has sent thousands of its fighters to fight alongside Syrian government forces in the country's five-year civil war.

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First Published: Apr 04 2016 | 1:57 PM IST

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