The Kinetic Hellfire Missile Strikes Again in Syria
On Jun 16, 2020
Just over a year ago, we at Overt Defense reported on a new kinetic variant of the Hellfire AGM-114 missile – the Hellfire AGM-114R9X. It appears the Kinetic Hellfire has been deployed again this week, in a strike in Idlib which reportedly killed two high-ranking Syrian al-Qaeda commanders.
The strike, likely launched from an MQ-9 occurred on 14 June, and is said to have successfully targeted Qassam al-Urduni and Bilal al-Sanaani, both senior figures within Al-Nusra Front, also known as al-Qaeda in Syria. Syrian Observatory for Human Rights has suggested that the men were affiliated with the al-Qaida-linked Horas al-Din, a hardcore breakaway group from the Idlib enclave.
Below is some video of the damaged vehicle shared by Hassan Hassan of the Center for Global Policy:
https://www.syriahr.com/en/?p=170225&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-kinetic-hellfire-missile-strikes-again-in-syria
