GETTY US air strike bombs Osama Bin Laden's former ally and other al-Qaeda members

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Abu Hani al-Masri, who is said to have set up and run al-Qaeda training camps in Afghanistan during the 1980s and 1990s, was caught up in one of two US-led air strikes which Syrian town of Idlib last week. In a statement, the Pentagon said al-Masri “recruited, indoctrinated, trained and equipped thousands of terrorists who subsequently spread throughout the region and the world”.

According to a Pentagon spokesman, 10 other members of al-Qaeda were killed in a mighty strike, a day before Bin Laden’s ally died alone. Captain Jeff Davis applauded the US forces and said: “These strikes disrupt al-Qaeda’s ability to plot and direct external attacks targeting the US and our interests worldwide.”

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Currently, the extremists are now questioning the loyalty of their members as the successful tirade of US air-strikes reaching Syria has made them paranoid about the loyalty of their members. Davis added: “The US and its allies will continue to take action to deny these terrorists safe haven in Syria to ensure they cannot focus on plotting terror against the region and world.”

Trump’s first authorised military action last week was against al-Qaeda in Yemen, and it resulted in the death of a Navy Seal and up to 16 civilians, including children, according to reports. The operation was declared a success by Trump's administration who said they yielded valuable intelligence.

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