US drone strike kills Islamic State group leader in Syria, says official
Usamah al-Muhajir was riding a motorcycle in the Aleppo region when he was struck and killed, a US defence department official said.
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Usamah al-Muhajir was riding a motorcycle in the Aleppo region when he was struck and killed, a US defence department official said.
A U.S. drone strike killed an Islamic State group leader in Syria hours after the same MQ-9 Reaper drones were harassed by Russian military jets over the western part of the country, according to the Defense Department.
Three Reapers had been flying overhead searching for the militant on Friday, a U.S. defense official said, when they were harassed for about two hours by Russian aircraft.
Usamah al-Muhajir was riding a motorcycle in the Aleppo region when he was struck and killed, a US defence department official said.
Drones struck and killed Usamah al-Muhajir who was riding a motorcycle