The aftermath of a drone strike near Idlib, Syria on September 20, 2021. The strike killed al-Qaeda leader Salim Abu-Ahmad, according to military officials. Photo by OMAR HAJ KADOUR/AFP
Daily Mail: US kills Al Qaeda leader Salim Abu-Ahmad in drone strike in Syria
* Pentagon on Thursday confirmed it killed Salim Abu-Ahmad on September 20
* Drone strike destroyed a vehicle on a rural road in the northwest Idlib province
* DoD says Abu-Ahmad planned and funded 'trans-regional al-Qaeda attacks'
* It comes after another disastrous strike killed 10 innocent people in Kabul
The Pentagon has confirmed that senior Al Qaeda leader Salim Abu-Ahmad was killed in a US drone strike in Syria, claiming no civilians were harmed after a bungled strike in Afghanistan killed 10 innocent people, including seven children.
The strike on Abu-Ahmad was carried out on September 20 in the Idlib province of Syria, where a vehicle traveling on a rural road in rebel-controlled territory was struck, but the identity of the target was not confirmed until Thursday.
US Central Command did not immediately respond to an inquiry from DailyMail.com regarding what aviation asset was used in the strike.
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