American Airstrikes Take Down 12 al-Qaeda and Taliban Operators
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(Worthy News) – American airstrikes have killed a dozen al-Qaeda and Taliban members in Syria and Afghanistan since Thursday.
On Monday, U.S. Forces-Afghanistan spokesman Col. Sonny Leggett confirmed that American troops had conducted a strike in defense of Afghan troops. The operation killed five Taliban fighters and had no civilian casualties.
The same day, U.S. Central Command spokeswoman Maj. Beth Riordan confirmed an airstrike that killed seven al-Qaeda in Syria (AQ-S) operators. [ Source: Washington Free Beacon (Read More…) ]
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