Pentagon: Top Al-Qaeda Leader in Syria Killed in US Airstrike Share:WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — Al-Masri was killed in a US airstrike in Syria on November 18, Cook said. “Al-Masri was killed in a November 18 airstrike in rural Syria,” Cook told reporters. – READ MORE Share: Previous Article San Antonio ‘cop-killer’ staked out police headquarters before shooting Next Article Liberal Journalists Think Their Readers Don’t Have Basic Social Skills