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Time of India
4 days ago
- Politics
- Time of India
US-led forces kill IS commander in Syria's Aleppo
Damascus: A raid by US-led forces in northwestern Syria Friday killed a senior member of Islamic State militant group, the US military said. US Central Command said it had killed IS member Dhiya Zawba Muslih al-Hardan and his two adult sons, who were also affiliated with the group, early Friday in a raid in the town of al-Bab, in Syria's Aleppo province. It said the men "posed a threat to US and Coalition Forces, as well as the new Syrian Govt." The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a UK-based war monitor, said the raid was carried out through an airdrop of forces, and that ground forces from the Syrian govt's forces and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces participated.
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First Post
5 days ago
- Politics
- First Post
US CENTCOM confirms killing of senior Islamic State leader in Syria's Aleppo
The US military announced the killing of senior Islamic State commander Dhiya Zawba Muslih al-Hardan and his two sons in a rare raid in northwest Syria's Aleppo region. The operation, involving Kurdish and Syrian forces, marks a major blow to the terror group's leadership. read more The US military said Friday that a senior leader in the militant group Islamic State was killed in a raid carried out by US-led forces in northwest Syria. In a statement, the US Central Command announced that it had killed IS commander Dhiya Zawba Muslih al-Hardan and his two adult sons, who were also members of the group, in a raid in the Aleppo region of Syria's town of al-Bab early Friday. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD Three women and three children at the location were unharmed, but the men 'posed a threat to US and Coalition Forces, as well as the new Syrian Government,' the statement stated. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a UK-based war monitor, said the raid was carried out through an airdrop of forces, the first of its kind to be carried out by the US-led coalition against IS this year, and that ground forces from both the Syrian government's General Security forces and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces participated. The observatory said the operation was 'preceded by a tight security cordon around the targeted site, a heavy deployment of forces on the ground, and the presence of coalition helicopters in the airspace of the area.' There was no statement from either the government in Damascus or the SDF about the operation. Washington has developed increasingly close ties with the new Syrian government in Damascus since the fall of former President Bashar Assad in a lightning rebel offensive last year, and has been pushing for a merger of forces between the new Syrian army and the Kurdish-led SDF, which controls much of the country's northeast. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD However, progress between the two sides in agreeing on the details of the merger has been slow and could be further complicated by the recent outbreak of sectarian violence in the southern province of Sweida, in which government forces joined Sunni Muslim Bedouin clans in fighting against armed factions from the Druze religious minority. Some government forces allegedly executed Druze civilians and burned and looted their houses. The violence has increased the wariness of other minority groups — including the Kurds — toward Damascus.
Winnipeg Free Press
5 days ago
- Politics
- Winnipeg Free Press
US-led forces kill senior IS leader in Syria
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — A raid by U.S.-led forces in northwestern Syria on Friday killed a senior leader in the Islamic State militant group, the U.S. military said Friday. The U.S. Central Command said in a statement that it had killed IS leader Dhiya Zawba Muslih al-Hardan and his two adult sons, who were also affiliated with the group, early Friday in a raid in the town of al-Bab, in Syria's Aleppo province. It said the men 'posed a threat to U.S. and Coalition Forces, as well as the new Syrian Government,' adding that three women and three children at the site were not harmed. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a U.K.-based war monitor, said the raid was carried out through an airdrop of forces, the first of its kind to be carried out by the U.S.-led coalition against IS this year, and that ground forces from both the Syrian government's General Security forces and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces participated. The observatory said the operation was 'preceded by a tight security cordon around the targeted site, a heavy deployment of forces on the ground, and the presence of coalition helicopters in the airspace of the area.' There was no statement from either the government in Damascus or the SDF about the operation. Washington has developed increasingly close ties with the new Syrian government in Damascus since the fall of former President Bashar Assad in a lightning rebel offensive last year, and has been pushing for a merger of forces between the new Syrian army and the Kurdish-led SDF, which controls much of the country's northeast. However, progress between the two sides in agreeing on the details of the merger has been slow and could be further complicated by the recent outbreak of sectarian violence in the southern province of Sweida, in which government forces joined Sunni Muslim Bedouin clans in fighting against armed factions from the Druze religious minority. Some government forces allegedly executed Druze civilians and burned and looted their houses. The violence has increased the wariness of other minority groups — including the Kurds — toward Damascus.
