Air strikes: Shi'ite fighters, who have joined the Iraqi army to fight against militants of the Islamic State (Picture: REUTERS)
Alexandra Rucki24 September 2014
The head of al Qaeda splinter group Khorasan is reported to have been killed by an airstrike in Syria.
An official, who asked to remain anonymous, said Mohsin al-Fadhil was killed during one of its strikes today.
The official told Reuters: “We believe he is dead.”
It comes after the US launched airstrikes in Syria on Tuesday and said they were targeting the al Qaeda linked group.
The group is formed of veteran al Qaeda fighters from Afghanistan and Pakistan who travelled to Syria.
