MENA WATCH : RELEVANT NUSRA LEADERS KILLED BY USA / TODAY
20.9.21By all accounts, it seems very likely that Abu al-Bara al-Tunisi (a senior Huras al-Din ideologue) & Abu Hamza al-Yemeni (a senior military leader) were killed in today’s U.S. drone strike near #Binnish, #Idlib.
Abu al-Bara had been a senior Nusra leader prior to defecting from #HTS in late-2017. He was Nusra’s chief shari’i in Deir ez Zor 2013-14 & later Nusra’s wali in the Badiya. He’s personally close to Huras al-Din deputy, Sami al-Oraydi.
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