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China Daily | Updated: 2015-03-07 07:55
Syria
Top insurgent leader killed
The Syrian army carried out an operation that killed the military commander of the al-Qaida-linked al-Nusra Front on Thursday in northwestern Syria, Syrian state media reported. Abu Humam al-Shami was killed by an explosion during a meeting of Nusra Front leaders in Idlib province. Insurgent sources said at least three other al-Nusra Front commanders were killed in the blast.
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