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2021-09-21 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

Senior Huras al-Din ideologue and senior military leader killed in U.S. drone strike

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NEW - @PentagonPresSec confirms (via @jseldin) that a U.S. drone strike *did* target a senior #AlQaeda leader in #Idlib earlier today.

For more info, see my thread above.
— Charles Lister (@Charles_Lister) September 20, 2021

Abu al-Bara had been a senior Nusra leader prior to defecting from #HTS in late-2017.

He was Nusra's chief shari'i in Deir ez Zor 2013-14 & later Nusra's wali in the Badiya.

He's personally close to Huras al-Din deputy, Sami al-Oraydi. pic.twitter.com/kQNQfUVtlr
— Charles Lister (@Charles_Lister) September 20, 2021

Abu al-Bara al-Tunisi (a senior Huras al-Din ideologue) & Abu Hamza al-Yemeni (a senior military leader) were killed in today's U.S. drone strike near #Binnish, #Idlib

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1 This time, for sure?

Posted by Bobby 2021-09-21 07:33|| 2021-09-21 07:33|| Front Page Top

2 ^ Well, that is the question now, isn't it?

Posted by Abu Uluque 2021-09-21 12:07|| 2021-09-21 12:07|| Front Page Top

3 Didn't I hear Joe say this morning that for the first time in 20 years we are not at war?

Posted by Tom 2021-09-21 13:33|| 2021-09-21 13:33|| Front Page Top

4 /\Over the horizon, so it doesn't count as 'war'.
/sarc

Posted by Bobby 2021-09-21 14:41|| 2021-09-21 14:41|| Front Page Top

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