The original content of Democracy Now! Headlines appears under the Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 3.0 License (United States). For more, including their other shows and media, visit www.democracynow.org. November 3, 2016 Pentagon: U.S. Drone Strike in Syria Kills al-Qaeda Leader ---------------------------------------------------------- The Pentagon says a U.S. drone strike killed an al-Qaeda leader in Syria last month. Navy Captain Jeff Davis says the strike on October 17 killed Haydar Kirkan, who allegedly had ties to Osama bin Laden. Topics:Drone Attacks Syria .