Al-Qaeda spokesman in Syria killed

Abu Firas al-Suri, who was considered a spokesman for the al-Qaeda-linked Al-Nusra Front, was killed in an airstrike yesterday.

Al-Suri and more than 20 rebels were killed in yesterday's airstrike. Photo: Abna24

Al-Suri, real name isRadwan Nammous, this man's son and at least 20 rebels ofal-Nusra,Jund al-Aqsa and other gunmen fromUzbekistan was bombed in the province.Idlib, Syria, AFP reportedHuman Rights Watch (SOHR),said

SOHR said the Syrian government's Air Force may have carried out the attack. Seven of those killed were senior rebels.l-Suri was then meeting with rebel commanders at the stronghold of al-Nusra inKafar Jales, northwestern Syria.

Al-Suri previouslyever active inAfghanistan, then met the terrorist bossOsama bin Laden andAbdullah Azzam,the caller to arms of the Islamic militantsIn 2011, this guy returned to Syria.

According toPieter Van Ostaeyen, a historian and a follower of militant groups, al-Suri is a former member of al-Qaeda,al-Nusra came to Syria from Yemen as an ideological counterweight to the self-proclaimed Islamic State (IS).

"His death is truly a disaster foral-Nusra. But that won't change much about their operations," he said.Ostaeyen review.

Syrian army recaptured the city yesterdayAl-Qaryatain, one of the last IS strongholds in central Syria, according to state television.

IS militants withdraw from the site a week after the army and its supporters won a resounding victory in the ancient city.Palmyra, provinceHomes.The reoccupationAl-Qaryatainhelp Syrian government forces hold backPalmyratighter, when IS only has one stronghold leftSukhna in Homs province.

ISin 10 months of controlling Palmyradestroyed many ancient structures and executed 280 people.

According to VNE