President Biden says U.S. raid in Syria killed top Islamic State leader Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi. “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,” Biden said in a statement.
al-Qurayshi, 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.
Biden said Islamic State leader Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi was killed in a U.S. raid in Syria.
Qurayshi detonated a bomb that killed himself and members of his family, a senior U.S. official said https://t.co/Omfzax8Ugp pic.twitter.com/xXB9crADfj
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Statement by President Joe Biden
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. 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. I will deliver remarks to the American people later this morning. May God protect our troops.
I’ll deliver remarks regarding this operation later this morning.
— President Biden (@POTUS) February 3, 2022
President Biden Delivers Remarks on a Successful Counterterrorism Operation:
