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10/18/2015
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They hit the large one

The remains of the dead Islamists. Source: Longwarjournal.org, photo "Jabhat al-Nusra"

The leading strategist Al-Qaeda, Saudovets Sanafi, A al-Nasr, died as a result of an air strike in the city of Ed-Dan west of Aleppo. This was announced on Friday by The Long War Journal with reference to the publication of Islamists on social networks. The publication emphasized that it did not have a confirmation of this information.

According to the Islamists, the air jacket was inflicted by the Western coalition. The shell was struck by the car in which Sanafi were located, as well as two more fighters of al-Qaeda-Saudovets Abdul Malik al-jazzravi and Moroccan Abu Yasir al-Magriti. They say that they also died.

Meanwhile, the British International Business Times brought other information on Saturday. According to the publication, Sanafi and two other Mujahideen were killed during the raid of Russian aviation at the positions of rebels near the village of Ez-Zarba near Aleppo. The Russians covered the land offensive of the forces of the dictator Bashar al-Assad to the neighboring city of El Huvaydzhin.

On Sunday, however, Al Arabiya reported that the Pentagon official confirmed the death of Sanafi, and noted that the Islamist was killed on Thursday as a result of a coalition raid. The official added that Sanafi was engaged in the development of routes along which new Mujahideen from Pakistan arrived in Syria through Turkey, and also played a significant role in financing the group.

The real name of the terrorist was Abdul Mukhsin Abdallah Ibrahim al-Sarich.

On Friday, several sources immediately reported the advance of Assad’s troops to the rebels south of Aleppo. The operations were also participated in the troops of Iran and Hezbollah. The offensive was under the cover of Russian aircraft.