Washington:
The United States believes that a US strike in Syria has killed Mohsin al-Fadhli, the leader of a group of al Qaeda militants known as Khorasan, a US official told Reuters on Wednesday.
"We believe he is dead," the official said, speaking on condition of anonymity.
US officials have said the Al Qaeda-linked group posed an immediate threat to the West and had been nearing the execution of a plot against US or European targets.
"We believe he is dead," the official said, speaking on condition of anonymity.
US officials have said the Al Qaeda-linked group posed an immediate threat to the West and had been nearing the execution of a plot against US or European targets.
© Thomson Reuters 2014
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