Biden Says Islamic State Leader Qurayshi Killed in U.S. Raid in Syria
- Islamic State leader detonated suicide bomb in attack
- No U.S. casualties in raid on northwest Syrian village
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President Joe Biden said a “major terrorist threat” was eliminated during a U.S. raid in northwest Syria in which Islamic State leader Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi was killed.
“Thanks to the bravery of our troops this horrible terrorist leader is no more,” Biden said in remarks at the White House on Thursday after announcing earlier that he had ordered the U.S. attack. “Our forces carried out the operation with their signature preparation and precision.”