U.S. Raid in Syria Kills ISIS Foreign Ops Boss Omar Abdul-Qader
Omar Abdul-Qader wasn’t some desert trigger-puller; he was the guy wiring the bombs and booking the flights, and now he’s a smoking crater in Hama.
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Omar Abdul-Qader wasn’t some desert trigger-puller; he was the guy wiring the bombs and booking the flights, and now he’s a smoking crater in Hama.
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