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| US air strike in Syria 'kills Khorasan leader Muhsin al-Fadhli' | US air strike in Syria 'kills Khorasan leader Muhsin al-Fadhli' |
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| A US air strike has reportedly killed Muhsin al-Fadhli, the Kuwaiti leader of the Khorasan Group, a shadowy al-Qaeda offshoot operating in Syria. | A US air strike has reportedly killed Muhsin al-Fadhli, the Kuwaiti leader of the Khorasan Group, a shadowy al-Qaeda offshoot operating in Syria. |
| Al-Fadhli was targeted on 8 July while travelling in a vehicle near Sarmada in Syria, a Pentagon spokesman said. | Al-Fadhli was targeted on 8 July while travelling in a vehicle near Sarmada in Syria, a Pentagon spokesman said. |
| A statement by US Navy Capt Jeff Davis said al-Fadhli was one of the few al-Qaeda leaders to have known in advance of the 9/11 attacks. | A statement by US Navy Capt Jeff Davis said al-Fadhli was one of the few al-Qaeda leaders to have known in advance of the 9/11 attacks. |
| Al-Fadhli was also said to have been targeted in a US strike last September. | Al-Fadhli was also said to have been targeted in a US strike last September. |
| Some initial reports had suggested al-Fadhli was killed in the earlier attack, which took place west of the Syrian city of Aleppo. | Some initial reports had suggested al-Fadhli was killed in the earlier attack, which took place west of the Syrian city of Aleppo. |
| Very little was known about the Khorasan Group until the US military claimed to have bombed its facilities last September. | Very little was known about the Khorasan Group until the US military claimed to have bombed its facilities last September. |
| The group's leaders are said to have comprised veterans of al-Qaeda campaigns in Afghanistan and Pakistan. | The group's leaders are said to have comprised veterans of al-Qaeda campaigns in Afghanistan and Pakistan. |
| US officials said they had been sent to Syria by al-Qaeda's leader, Ayman al-Zawahiri, in order to recruit jihadists with Western passports for bombing missions. | US officials said they had been sent to Syria by al-Qaeda's leader, Ayman al-Zawahiri, in order to recruit jihadists with Western passports for bombing missions. |
| The militants are thought to have embedded themselves within al-Qaeda's Syrian affiliate, the al-Nusra Front, operating out of premises in its strongholds. | The militants are thought to have embedded themselves within al-Qaeda's Syrian affiliate, the al-Nusra Front, operating out of premises in its strongholds. |
| The US State Department had offered a $7m (£4.5m; €6.4m) reward for information leading to al-Fadhli's capture or death. |