WASHINGTON, July 2 (Reuters) - The U.S. military said on Thursday a
coalition airstrike in Syria killed a senior Islamic State leader who
helped fundraise, secure arms and transport fighters for the militant
group.
The June 16 strike killed Tariq bin Tahar al-'Awni
al-Harzi, the Pentagon said, identifying him as the brother of another
fighter linked to the 2012 attack on a U.S. diplomatic compound in
Benghazi, Libya.
"His death will impact ISIL's ability to
integrate foreign terrorist fighters into the Syrian and Iraqi fight as
well as to move people and equipment across the border between Syria and
Iraq," said Captain Jeff Davis, a Pentagon spokesman, using an acronym
for Islamic State.
The Pentagon had previously reported that Harzi's brother was killed in a U.S. airstrike on June 15 on Mosul, Iraq.
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