Intel: US drone strike kills at least 10 at al-Qaeda meeting in Idlib
Some of the dead were reportedly rivals of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham.
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A US drone strike killed at least 10 attendees at a meeting in northwest Syria’s opposition-held Idlib province on Thursday, US Central Command said.
The strike hit “a group of al-Qaeda in [Syria] senior leaders meeting near Idlib” and that the group “continues to present a threat to America and our allies,” CENTCOM spokesperson Maj. Beth Riordan said in a statement.