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August 28, 2015

Officials: U.S. Drones Kill British Hacker in Syria and 5 in Yemen 
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American officials say a U.S. drone strike has killed a 21-year-old
British citizen who was a member of the self-proclaimed Islamic State's
hacking team. Officials say Junaid Hussain, from Birmingham, England,
was killed in Raqqa, Syria, on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Yemeni officials say
U.S. drone strikes killed five people in the southeastern sea port of
Mukalla on Wednesday. The dead are being described as suspected members
of al-Qaeda.

 

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