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Press Release | March 17, 2017

U.S. forces strike Al Qaeda in Syria

CENTCOM

March 16, 2017
RELEASE #20170316-01
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

TAMPA, Fla. —  U.S. forces conducted an airstrike on an Al Qaeda in Syria meeting location March 16 in Idlib, Syria, killing several terrorists.

Idlib has been a significant safe haven for Al Qaeda in recent years.

In January, a strike destroyed an Al Qaeda terrorist training camp, where more than 100 fighters were being trained in terror tactics.