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Pentagon Confirms Senior Al-Qaeda Leader Killed in Syria Airstrike
Pentagon Confirms Senior Al-Qaeda Leader Killed in Syria Airstrike
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Pentagon confirmed on Sunday that al-Qaeda leader Sanafi al-Nasr had been killed as a result of a US-led coalition airstrike in Syria's Aleppo province, Press... 18.10.2015, Sputnik International
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Pentagon Confirms Senior Al-Qaeda Leader Killed in Syria Airstrike
16:16 GMT 18.10.2015 (Updated: 10:32 GMT 06.08.2022) Pentagon confirmed on Sunday that al-Qaeda leader Sanafi al-Nasr had been killed as a result of a US-led coalition airstrike in Syria's Aleppo province, Press Secretary Peter Cook said in a statement.
MOSCOW (Sputnik) — According to the statement, Abdul Mohsen Adballah Ibrahim al Charekh, aka Sanafi al-Nasr was killed in an airstrike carried out by the US-led international coalition on October 15 in northwestern Syria.
"Al-Nasr was a long-time jihadist experienced in funneling money and fighters for al-Qaeda. He moved funds from donors in the Gulf region into Iraq and then to al-Qaeda leaders from Pakistan to Syria," Cook said.
17 October 2015, 20:51 GMT
He added that al-Nasr "organized and maintained routes for new recruits to travel from Pakistan to Syria through Turkey in addition to helping al-Qaeda's external operations in the West."
Syria has been mired in a civil war since 2011 with the Syrian government army fighting against several opposition factions and numerous militant groups, including Islamic State and the Nusra Front, an al-Qaeda affiliate.
