- 13 people were killed in the raid by US Special Forces, including six children and four women
US Special Forces killed the new leader of the ISIS terror group in a daring raid in northwestern Syria, President Biden announced Thursday.
“Thanks to the skill and bravery of our Armed Forces, we have taken off the battlefield Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi—the leader of ISIS,” Biden said in a brief statement issued by the White House. “All Americans have returned safely from the operation. I will deliver remarks to the American people later this morning. May God protect our troops.”
The operation took place in the village of Atmeh, near Syria’s border with Turkey. The Associated Press, citing first responders, reported that 13 people had been killed, including six children and four women.
It was not immediately clear whether al-Qurayshi was included in that toll.
The raid was the largest in the province since the 2019 US assault targeting then-ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, who blew himself up as American forces closed in.
First published by NYPost, https://nypost.com/2022/02/03/biden-announces-death-of-isis-leader-abu-ibrahim-al-hashimi-al-qurayshi/?utm_source=browser&utm_medium=push-notification&utm_campaign=biden-announces-death-of-isis-leader-abu-ibrahim-al-hashimi-al-qurayshi