Inside US raid that killed ISIS leader: 'Incredibly complex,' on same scale as bin Laden operation
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The U.S. Special Operations counterterrorism mission in northwest Syria Thursday that killed ISIS leader Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi was "long planned," and on the level and scale of the U.S. operation to take out Usama bin Laden in 2011, senior administration officials told Fox News.
Post operation: Image of compound housing ISIS emir al-Qurayshi in northwest Syria after a raid executed by U.S. forces, Feb 2, 2022. (OSD) Pre-operation: Image of compound housing ISIS emir al-Qurayshi in northwest Syria prior to a raid executed by U.S. forces, Feb 2, 2022. (OSD) People inspect the destroyed house following an operation by the U.S. military in the Syrian village of Atmeh, in Idlib province, Syria, Thursday, Feb. 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed) A view of wreckages around the site after an operation carried out by U.S. forces with the support of an F-16 fighter jet and a helicopter, on Feb. 3, 2022 in Idlib, Syria. (Ahmet Karaahmet/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) An aerial view of wreckage around the site after an operation carried out by U.S. forces on Feb. 03, 2022 in Idlib, Syria. (Izzeddin Kasim/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) A damaged room and windows are seen inside a house after an operation by the U.S. military in the Syrian village of Atmeh. Local residents and activists said civilians were also among the dead. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed) People check out the destroyed house after an operation by the U.S. military in the Syrian village of Atmeh Thursday, Feb. 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed) Officials also said there was a mechanical issue with one of the helicopters assigned to the mission, and the U.S. military destroyed it at a distance from the target location. (Muhammad Haj Kadour/AFP via Getty Images) Fox News has learned that the helicopter that experienced a mechanical issue was a specially-fitted Blackhawk helicopter favored by Special Operations Command 160th SOAR. (Muhammad Haj Kadour/AFP via Getty Images)
Senior administration officials said al-Qurayshi was wearing a suicide vest and detonated a blast that killed himself, his wife, and the children in their residence. Officials added that they believe he chose to live in a building with many residential families, not linked to ISIS, on purpose.
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