US special operations forces have reportedly killed Ibrahim
Qurayshi, leader of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS).
In a statement on Thursday, US President Joe Biden said the
ISIS leader was “removed” in a counterterrorism mission that took place
overnight in north-western Syria.
“Last night at my direction, U.S. military forces in
northwest Syria successfully undertook a counterterrorism operation to protect
the American people and our Allies, and make the world a safer place,” the
statement reads.
“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. All Americans have returned safely from the operation.”
Biden said he would deliver remarks to the American people
later on Thursday.
According to Reuters, a senior US administration official
confirmed that Qurayshi was killed in the raid.
“At the beginning of the operation the terrorist target
exploded a bomb that killed him and members of his own family, including women
and children,” the official was quoted as saying.
After the killing of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in October 2019 by
US troops — also in a raid in north Syria — the group had named Qurayshi as his
successor.
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