Members of Al-Qaeda's Syrian wing, Jabhat al-Nusra, take their position on the front line during a fight with Syrian forces loyal to President Bashar al Assad in Aleppo December 24, 2012 (Photo: Reuters)
US-led coalition air strikes killed 30 Al-Qaeda militants in western Aleppo province on Tuesday, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitoring group.
The toll came after the Pentagon confirmed eight strikes against "seasoned Al-Qaeda veterans" in the province, saying the raids disrupting "imminent attack plotting against the United States and Western interests".
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