{"id":133477,"date":"2025-12-20T06:22:42","date_gmt":"2025-12-20T06:22:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/?p=133477"},"modified":"2025-12-20T06:22:44","modified_gmt":"2025-12-20T06:22:44","slug":"coalition-kills-alleged-mastermind-of-palmyra-attack-in-raqqa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/133477\/","title":{"rendered":"Coalition kills alleged mastermind of Palmyra attack in Raqqa"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) \u2013<\/strong> U.S.-led Global Coalition forces killed the alleged mastermind of the deadly Palmyra attack during an airstrike in Raqqa Governorate, northern Syria, exclusive sources told North Press on Saturday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The sources said a Coalition airstrike carried out at dawn on Dec. 18 in the town of Madan, east of Raqqa city, killed Abu Hamza al-Athari, whom they identified as the direct commander behind the Palmyra attack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to the sources, al-Athari was a member of ISIS and played a key role in planning and directing attacks in Deir ez-Zor Governorate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a separate development, the sources said that the Coalition forces also targeted ISIS positions in the Raqqa\u2013Deir ez-Zor desert from the al-Shaddadi base in the southern countryside of Hasakah.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Missiles were reportedly launched from the U.S. base, coinciding with airstrikes hitting ISIS hideouts and weapons depots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The sources added that the strikes were carried out in retaliation for the Palmyra attack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Dec. 13, ISIS militants carried out an ambush near Palmyra in central Syria, killing two American service members and a civilian interpreter. 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