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Pentagon says Al Qaeda leader killed in Syria air strike

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Pentagon says Al Qaeda leader killed in Syria air strike

Washington - Sanafi Al Nasr, leader of Al Qaeda offshoot Khorasan Group moved funds from donors in the Gulf region into Iraq and then to Al Qaeda leaders from Pakistan to Syria.

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Published: Sun 18 Oct 2015, 6:19 PM

Last updated: Sun 18 Oct 2015, 8:34 PM

An air strike by the US-led coalition has killed Sanafi Al Nasr, a Saudi citizen and the leader of an Al Qaeda offshoot called the Khorasan Group, a Pentagon spokesman said on Sunday.
The Pentagon said Al Nasr organised routes for new recruits to travel from Pakistan to Syria through Turkey and played a significant role in the group's finances. He was killed in an air strike on Thursday in northwest Syria, it said.
"Al Nasr was a longtime militant experienced in funneling money and fighters for Al Qaeda. He moved funds from donors in the Gulf region into Iraq and then to Al Qaeda leaders from Pakistan to Syria," the Pentagon spokesman said in a statement.
Al Nasr worked for Al Qaeda's Iran-based network before taking charge of the militant group's finances in 2012 and moving to Syria in 2013, the Pentagon said.
He was the fifth senior Khorasan Group leader killed in the last four months, it said.
"This operation deals a significant blow to the Khorasan Group's plans to attack the United States and our allies, and once again proves that those who seek to do us harm are not beyond our reach," Secretary of Defense Ash Carter said in a statement.


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