(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.
"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.
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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