US strike in Syria hit senior Al-Qaeda meeting: Pentagon

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 Apr. 04, 2016 | 08:48 PM
US strike in Syria hit senior Al-Qaeda meeting: Pentagon

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WASHINGTON: A U.S. airstrike in northwest Syria on Sunday hit a meeting of senior Al-Qaeda officials at which prominent leader Abu Firas al-Suri was present, the Pentagon spokesman said Monday.

The U.S. military is still assessing whether al-Suri died in the strike, said the spokesman, Peter Cook. He declined to say whether the strike was carried out by a manned or unmanned aircraft.

"We deemed that he (al-Suri)was present at that meeting and we're trying to determine if he has been removed from the battlefield," Cook said.