A U.S. drone strike killed an Islamic State group leader in Syria hours after the same MQ-9 Reaper drones were harassed by Russian military jets over the western part of the country, according to the Defense Department.
U.S. Air Force via APWASHINGTON — A U.S. drone strike killed an Islamic State group leader in Syria hours after the same MQ-9 Reaper dronesover the western part of the country, according to the Defense Department.
It was not immediately clear how the U.S. military confirmed that the person killed was al-Muhajir; no other details were provided. Lt. Gen. Alex Grynkewich, head of U.S. Air Forces Central Command, said in a statement that during the Friday encounter, the Russian planes “flew 18 unprofessional close passes that caused the MQ-9s to react to avoid unsafe situations.”
U.S. officials said the drones were unarmed in the earlier flights, but were carrying weapons on Friday, as they were hunting al-Muhajir.
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