Syria rebel leader close to al-Qaida chief killed by splinter group

Death of Abu Khalid al-Suri in Aleppo will fuel infighting between rival Islamist fighters A rebel commander in Syria who fought alongside al-Qaida founder Osama bin Laden and was close to its current chief, Ayman al-Zawahiri, was killed by a suicide attack on Sunday, intensifying infighting between rival Islamist fighters. The Observatory for Human Rights in Syria said Abu Khalid al-Suri , a commander of the Salafi group Ahrar al-Sham, was killed along with six comrades by al-Qaida splinter gro...