SOHR: Syria. US aviation eliminated one of the leaders of al-Qaeda

On Oct 23, 2021

The attack occurred near the town of Tall Abjad (Kurd. Gire Spî) in Ar-Raqqa Muhafazi near the border with Turkey. Al-Matar has been associated with the Hurras el-Din (Religious Guard) group.

“Senior al-Qaeda commander Abdul Hamid al-Matar was killed in a US air strike in northwest Syria,” said Major Rigsbee. He added that there were no reports of civilian deaths or injuries.

– Al-Qaeda is using Syria as a safe bay to rebuild its military potential, coordinate actions with other groups and plan new actions. In addition, northern Syria is the starting point for attacks in Iraq and other countries in the region, according to the CENTCOM statement. Along with the liquidation of the senior al-Qaeda commander, it has significantly weakened the possibility of attacks threatening US citizens, US partners and innocent citizens, according to the Pentagon.

France Presse notes that an American unmanned combat drone hit the Hurras el-Din jihadist camp just one day after the attack on al-Tanf base.

On Wednesday evening, there was a missile attack on the barracks where US special forces are stationed. The bombardment caused no major damage and did not claim any casualties.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the attack was carried out with two drones and several small missiles. One of the drones was supposed to hit the part of the barracks occupied by the US special forces, the other – the part where the Syrian opposition forces are stationed.

Al-Matar is another Syrian jihad commander who has been liquidated by US air forces in the past few weeks. At the end of September, the Americans located Salim Abou-Ahmad, who was responsible for al-Qaeda’s finances, planning and logistics, in Idleb province. The man was killed by a drone.

Around 900 US soldiers are still stationed in Syria and are training the armed forces of the Syrian opposition. They are staying at the al-Tanf military base, where an explosion took place on Wednesday.

SOURCE: NewsBeezer

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