The leader of the terrorist militia IS is dead. This has now been announced by US President Joe Biden. He ordered the operation himself on Thursday night.
Update from February 3, 6:00 p.m.: The leader of the Islamic State terrorist militia blew himself up with his family during a US special forces operation in north-western Syria. In view of the advancing US soldiers, this was “a final act of desperate cowardice” in order not to be held accountable for his actions, said US President Joe Biden in the White House on Thursday.
With its deployment, the US military eliminated a “major terrorist threat to the world,” Biden said. “Thanks to the bravery of our soldiers, this terrorist leader no longer exists,” said Biden, thanking the military for the complex operation.
US forces kill IS boss in Syria: Despite Biden’s announcement, numerous civilians die – including children
Update from February 3, 5:45 p.m.: US President Joe Biden has stressed that he wanted to keep the number of civilian operas to a minimum in the military operation against the leader of the terrorist militia Islamic State (IS). “I have directed the Department of Defense to take every precaution possible to minimize civilian casualties,” Biden said Thursday at the White House in Washington. “Knowing that this terrorist had deliberately surrounded himself with families, including children, we decided to use special forces, which posed a much greater risk to our own people than hitting him with an airstrike.”
IS leader Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Kurashi was killed on Thursday night during a US military operation in northwestern Syria. Biden – as commander in chief of the US armed forces – had ordered the operation. The US President said the terrorist blew himself up with his family as special forces were advancing. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a total of 13 people were killed in the operation, including four children.
Biden said the strike on the ISIS leader sends a signal to other terrorists around the world, wherever they are hiding: “We are after you and we will find you.” The US and its partners continued to crack down on ISIS . “I am committed to protecting the American people from terrorist threats,” he said. “We remain vigilant, we remain prepared.”
Biden announces: US forces kill IS chief in Syria – battle apparently lasted hours
First report from February 3, 2 p.m.:
According to the White House*, the US military killed the leader of the Islamic State (IS) terrorist militia during an operation in northwestern Syria. He ordered the operation against Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Kurashi last night, said US President Joe Biden* on Thursday.
“We took Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Kuraishi from the battlefield – the leader of ISIS,” Biden said, using the US-standard term for ISIS militia. According to a US government official, the IS leader blew himself up during the US operation. The procedure “made the world a safer place,” the president said. Biden wanted to give further details in a speech to the nation on Thursday (3:30 p.m. CET).
IS leader killed in Syria – civilians among the victims
According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, 13 civilians were also killed in the airborne operation, including four children. The military coalition also bombed targets north of the Idlib region. The fighting continued into the night. An activist in the region told the dpa that the IS leader is suspected of being behind the serious attack on a prison in north-eastern Syria. More than 300 people were killed in the city of Al-Hassakah at the end of January. The attack was considered the heaviest in many years. Observers feared that the jihadists would regain strength.
Biden announces: leader of the terrorist militia IS is dead – reports of hours of fighting
Local residents reported to a dpa photographer in Syria on Thursday that the fighting around a house had lasted a good three hours. The target was just a few kilometers from the place where US special forces killed the then IS boss Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi during an operation in autumn 2019.
In the civil war country Syria, a military coalition led by the USA* is fighting the terrorist militia Islamic State (IS). In the summer of 2014, IS took control of large areas in northern Iraq. Shortly thereafter, the jihadists proclaimed a caliphate that also included regions in neighboring Syria. The terrorist militia was defeated militarily in March 2019. However, it is still active in both countries and repeatedly carries out attacks. (han/dpa/AFP/cibo) *Merkur.de is an offer from IPPEN.MEDIA.
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