(Bloomberg) -- U.S. forces conducted a strike against al-Qaeda leadership at a facility north of Idlib, Syria, on Aug. 31, U.S. central command said in a statement.
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"This operation targeted AQ-S leaders responsible for attacks threatening U.S. citizens," Lt. Col. Earl Brown, Centcom chief of media operations said in the statement.
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At least 40 "jihadist leaders" were killed by the strike, the AFP reported, citing the British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
It wasn’t clear from the statement how it was carried out.
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