A leading Egyptian al Qaeda figure who joined its Syrian offshoot the Nusra Front and became a prominent figure in the militant group was killed in a drone attack in rebel-held Idlib province, two jihadist sources said on Monday.
They said Abu al Faraj al Masri, who had fought in Afghanistan, was killed when an unidentified drone hit the vehicle he was travelling in a location near Jisr al Shuqour in Idlib, in Syria's northwest.
The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights confirmed widespread reports on social media that he was targeted in a drone attack but did not say whether he was killed.
Abu al Faraj al Masri, who had fought in Afghanistan, was killed when an unidentified drone hit the vehicle he was travelling
