US ‘kinetic strike’ takes out senior leader of terrorist group aligned with al Qaeda in Syria

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US ‘kinetic strike’ takes out senior leader of ********** group aligned with al Qaeda in Syria

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announced Friday that forces in Syria had successfully ******* ********** group senior leader Abu-‘Abd al-Rahman al-Makki.

According to CENTCOM, al-Makki was ******* in a “targeted kinetic strike” in Syria.

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Al-Makki was a council member and senior leader with Hurras al-Din, which is ideologically aligned with Al-Qaeda in Syria. He was responsible for overseeing

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for the group in the Middle Eastern nation.

“CENTCOM ******** committed to the enduring defeat of terrorists in the CENTCOM area of responsibility who threaten the ******* States, its allies and partners, and regional stability,” said Gen. Michael Erik Kurilla, Commander, U.S. Central Command.

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According to CENTCOM, Hurras al-Din and organizations like it stand against the West and her allies, including the ******* States.

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In this handout photo provided by the US Navy, The aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72), left, the Royal Navy air defense destroyer HMS Defender (D 36) and the guided-missile destroyer USS Farragut (DDG 99) transit the Strait of Hormuz on November 19, 2019. The Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations in support of naval operations to ensure maritime stability and security in the Central Region, connecting the Mediterranean and the Pacific through the western Indian Ocean and three strategic choke points. With Abraham Lincoln as the flagship, deployed strike group assets include staffs, ships and aircraft of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 12, Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 2, the guided-missile cruiser USS Leyte Gulf (CG 55) and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 7.

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin announced earlier in the month that U.S. military forces would be re-positioned across the Middle East in support of

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