Biden Announces ISIS Leader Killed In U.S. Raid In Syria

On Thursday, U.S. forces killed ISIS leader Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi in northwestern Syria. “U.S. Special Operations forces under the control of U.S. Central Command conducted a counterterrorism mission this evening in northwest Syria. The mission was successful. There were no U.S. casualties. More information will be provided as it becomes available,” Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby said in a statement. President Biden also released a statement, saying, “Last night at my direction, U.S. military forces in the northwest Syria successfully undertook a counterterrorism operation to protect the American people and our Allies, and make the world a safer place.


