Just Earth News | @justearthnews | 03 Dec 2019, 10:17 pm Print
Damascus/Sputnik: A drone attack in Syria's Idlib province by the US-led international coalition killed Abu Ahmad al-Muhajir, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham terrorist group (formerly known as the Nusra Front, banned in Russia) commander, Syrian media reported on Tuesday.
"Hayat Tahrir al-Sham commander Abu Ahmad al-Muhajir was killed in a drone attack carried out by the international coalition in the city of Atimah in northeastern Idlib," the pro-government Sham FM radio station reported.
Additionally, al-Muhajir was also known to have trained militants from the Asaib al-Hamra terrorist group.
On Saturday, the Syrian army repelled an attack from the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham militants in the Idlib province's east.
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