Syria says it killed military leader of al-Qaida group
Says Abu Hommam al-Shami of Nusra Front killed during a military operation
Syrian state-run news agency SANA said the army has killed the military commander of the al-Qaida-linked Nusra Front.
The agency said Abu Hommam al-Shami was killed during a military operation carried out by the Syrian army 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.
It said yesterday it was not clear whether the meeting was targeted by a US-led coalition airstrike or a Syrian army strike.
The agency said Abu Hommam al-Shami was killed during a military operation carried out by the Syrian army 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.
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The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights confirmed that a Nusra Front leadership meeting was targeted in Idlib, killing a number of prominent leaders, including Abu Hommam.
It said yesterday it was not clear whether the meeting was targeted by a US-led coalition airstrike or a Syrian army strike.