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Syria air strikes: Khorasan Group leader Muhsin al-Fadhli 'killed in US attack' | Syria air strikes: Khorasan Group leader Muhsin al-Fadhli 'killed in US attack' |
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Muhsin al-Fadhli, the leader of the Khorasan Group is believed to have been killed in the first US air strikes in Syria, an American official has said. | Muhsin al-Fadhli, the leader of the Khorasan Group is believed to have been killed in the first US air strikes in Syria, an American official has said. |
"We believe he is dead," the official told the Reuters news agency. | "We believe he is dead," the official told the Reuters news agency. |
The US attacked the al-Qaeda linked group in Syria in air strikes on Monday, saying it had intelligence the group was plotting an “imminent attack against America and Western interests”. | The US attacked the al-Qaeda linked group in Syria in air strikes on Monday, saying it had intelligence the group was plotting an “imminent attack against America and Western interests”. |
The group had been nearing the execution of a plot against US or European targets, according to officals. | The group had been nearing the execution of a plot against US or European targets, according to officals. |
The eight strikes against Khorasan hit targets west of Aleppo, including training camps, an explosives and munitions factory, a communication building and command and control facilities. | The eight strikes against Khorasan hit targets west of Aleppo, including training camps, an explosives and munitions factory, a communication building and command and control facilities. |
In pictures: Syria air strikes | In pictures: Syria air strikes |
Fadhli, 33, has experienced a meteoric rise through al-Qaeda ranks. The US State Department put out a $7 million reward for information about his location in 2012. | Fadhli, 33, has experienced a meteoric rise through al-Qaeda ranks. The US State Department put out a $7 million reward for information about his location in 2012. |
James Clapper, the US Director of national intelligence, said Khorasan is “In terms of threat to the homeland, Khorasan may pose as much of a danger as the Islamic State.” | James Clapper, the US Director of national intelligence, said Khorasan is “In terms of threat to the homeland, Khorasan may pose as much of a danger as the Islamic State.” |
The Pentagon has said it was unable to confirm whether any Khorasan leaders were killed in US strikes in Syria, adding they were investigating the reports, according to Reuters. | |
"We just don't have a confirmation to make at this point," said Pentagon spokesman Colonel Steve Warren. "We don't have personnel on the ground to verify, so we're continuing to assess." |