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US drone strike kills IS Syria chief

By AFP
July 13, 2022

WASHINGTON: The leader of the Islamic State militant group in Syria was killed on Tuesday in a US drone strike, the Pentagon said. Maher al-Agal was killed while riding a motorcycle near Jindayris in Syria, and one of his top aides was seriously injured, Pentagon Central Command spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Dave Eastburn said.