Did a Drone-Fired "Viper Strike" Kill Al Qaeda #2?
David Hambling
03/24/2017
However, this was very different to the usual attacks carried out by unmanned aircraft. Evidence from the site indicates that a highly unusual new weapon was used, and some detective work is needed to identify the mystery missile.
In one sense the death of Abu al-Khayr al-Masri is no mystery. The Pentagon has acknowledged that it carried out a drone strike near Idlib in Syria which killed Al-Masri, who was described as “a core al-Qaida leader” on February 4. However, this was very different to the usual attacks carried out by unmanned aircraft. Evidence from the site indicates that a highly unusual new weapon was used, and some detective work is needed to identify the mystery missile.
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