Syria's Al-Qaeda spokesman, 20 other terrorists killed in Idlib
IRNA - Islamic Republic News Agency
Tehran, April 4, IRNA -- The spokesman for Al-Qaeda's Syrian affiliate, Al-Nusra Front, his son and 20 other terrorists were killed in air strikes Sunday in the northeast of the country.
'Abu Firas al-Suri, his son and at least 20 terrorists of Al-Nusra and Jund al-Aqsa and from Uzbekistan were killed in strikes on their positions in Idlib province,' Syrian Observatory for Human Rights chief Rami Abdel Rahman said.
It was not immediately clear if the raids were carried out by Syrian government's warplanes or their Russian allies.
Abdel Rahman said Suri was meeting with other leading militants in Kafar Jales when the raids struck and that two other Al-Nusra and Jund al-Aqsa targets were also attacked.
A temporary ceasefire between government forces and rebels has largely held since February 27, but it does not cover Al-Nusra Front and the Daesh.
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