Joe Biden says Islamic State leader killed during U.S. raid in Syria
The Hindu
Mr. Biden said in a statement that he ordered the raid to “protect the American people and our allies, and make the world a safer place."
The leader of the violent Islamic State group was killed during an overnight raid in Syria’s northwestern Idlib province, President Joe Biden said Thursday.
The raid targeted Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi, who took over as head of the militant group on Oct. 31, 2019, just days after leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi died during a U.S. raid in the same area. A U.S. official said he died as al-Baghdadi did, by exploding a bomb that killed himself and members of his family, including women and children, as U.S. forces approached.
He is also known as Amir Muhammad Sa’id Abdal-Rahman al-Mawla.
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