US Drone Strike in Syria Kills Senior IS Militant

A senior Islamic State fighter from Tunisia has been killed in a U.S. drone strike in Syria, the Pentagon said Thursday. Tariq bin Tahar al-’Awni al-Harzi helped raise money for the Islamic State group, oversaw efforts to bring in foreign fighters and was dubbed the “emir of suicide bombers” by the U.S. State Department. Pentagon spokesman Captain Jeff Davis said al-Harzi was killed in a U.S. drone strike June 16 in Shaddadi. Davis said al-Harzi's death will hurt the Islamic...

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