Idlib: A drone strike in northwest Syria killed a Saudi militant from an al-Qaeda-linked group riding a motorcycle on Friday. A war monitor and residents confirmed the report saying the attack in the Jabal al-Zawiya area of opposition-held Idlib province was believed to have been carried out by a U.S.-led coalition that was established years ago to fight the Islamic State militant group.
There was no immediate comment from the US military, which has carried out a series of strikes in recent years against al-Qaeda-linked militants in northwestern Syria.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a Britain-based war monitoring group, said the slain man was identified as Abu Abdul Rahman Makki, a Saudi national and former leader of the now-defunct Jund al-Aqsa extremist militant group.
Local media activist Kenana Hindawi said the motorcycle Makki was riding was hit by two missiles.
The U.S. National Counterterrorism Center currently lists Makki as the leader of the Horas al-Din, or “Guardians of Religion,” group, which includes hardcore al-Qaeda members who broke away from Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, the strongest insurgent group in Idlib province.
The Observatory noted that Makki had previously been imprisoned by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham.
Last year, a drone strike in Idlib killed two members of the Horas al-Din group.
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