Islamic State leader Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi has been killed in a U.S. military raid in Syria, President Joe Biden announced on Thursday.
U.S. special forces landed in helicopters and assaulted a house in a rebel-held corner of northwest Syria, clashing for two hours with gunmen, witnesses said. The commandos were aided by helicopter gunships, armed Reaper drones and attack jets.
As troops approached the building to capture him, al-Qurayshi detonated a bomb that killed himself and several other people, including his wife and children, Biden said in remarks from the White House.
“Thanks to the bravery of our troops, this horrible terrorist leader is no more,” Biden said.
The raid took place in northwest Syria on Thursday, the same region where the previous leader of ISIS, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, was killed by U.S. special forces in 2019.
First responders reported that 13 people had been killed, including six children and four women.
Biden said that all U.S. special forces who’d been involved in the operation had been successfully returned. Early Thursday, the Pentagon had called the operation “successful.”
The operation “sent a strong message to terrorists around the world. We will come after you and find you,” Biden said.
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biden didnt do shit. The terrioist killed himself.
True…but at least our Government did something right for a change by sending a force over there. It’s the only positive thing I can say about this administration.