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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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EXPLAINED: Pentagon us kills is group leader in syria in drone strike | Rare Historical Photos

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The Pentagon said Tuesday that it killed a leader of the Islamic State group in Syria in a drone strike.

U.S. Central Command said in a news release that Maher al-Agal was killed Tuesday and an unidentified senior official in the Islamic State group was seriously injured. The Pentagon said there were no civilian casualties, though it wasn't possible to immediately confirm that information.

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