Al-Qaeda leader in Syria is killed in Aleppo in a 'devastating blow' to terror group
- Leader of al-Nusra confirmed by terror group to have died in Syrian capital
- Images of his lifeless body, containing a bloody head wound, shared online
- Death is considered a devastating blow to organisation's operations
- WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT
Al-Qaeda's leader in Syria has been killed, according to local reports.
The
al-Nusra Front, the Sunni Islamic jihadist militia fighting against
Syrian Government forces in the civil war, confirmed Sheikh Abu Sulaiman
Al Masri's death this morning.
Images of his body, containing a bloody head wound, have been shared online.
The al-Nusra Front, the Sunni Islamic
jihadist militia fighting against Syrian Government forces in the civil
war, confirmed Sheikh Abu Sulaiman Al Masri's death this morning
It is believed he was killed in the Syrian capital of Aleppo.
The cause of his death has not yet been confirmed.
However, it is considered a devastating blow to the terror group's operations in the war torn Middle Eastern country.
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Al-Nusra
- or The Front for the Defence of the Syrian People - is considered the
second most powerful jihadist group in Syria after the Islamic State
It
first announced its existence four years ago, saying it was behind many
of the suicide bombings that rocked Syria when civil war broke out in
March 2011.
The
group - which is said to target its propaganda at ordinary Muslims -
has developed a reputation for discipline and honesty, according to
local reports, which helped it gain a key roles in rebel-held areas in
Aleppo when the uprising first began.
Fighters from Al-Qaeda's Syrian affiliate Al-Nusra Front drive in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo
The
news of Sheikh Abu Sulaiman Al Masri's death comes as Syrian troops
backed by Russian air strikes battle Islamic State group fighters in a
bid to restore a key supply line to the capital.
At
least 28 IS fighters and 21 troops and militia have been killed in the
battle for the road that leads to the government-held sector of the
city, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.
The
jihadists' cutting of the highway from the rest of government-held
territory on Friday dealt another blow to the regime, which has launched
multiple ground offensives since Russia began an air campaign on
September 30.
Aleppo
was Syria's pre-war economic hub but it has been ravaged by fighting
since mid-2012 and is divided between government control in the west and
rebel control in the east.
Aleppo (pictured) was Syria's pre-war
economic hub but it has been ravaged by fighting since mid-2012 and is
divided between government control in the west and rebel control in the
east.
The
surrounding countryside is controlled by a patchwork of armed groups,
including Islamist and moderate rebels as well as IS and its jihadist
rival, Al-Qaeda affiliate Al-Nusra Front.
With
the support of Russian air strikes, the army has recaptured territory
south of the city in recent days and is seeking to break an IS siege of
the Kweyris airbase to its east.
The clashes to the south of the city have killed at least 16 rebels since Friday, the Observatory said.
The army has also been on the attack in Hama and Homs provinces further south.
Twelve rebels and 14 troops and pro-government militia were killed in the fighting in Hama province, the Observatory said.
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