Syria U.S. Special Forces Kills Isis Leader in Northwest Syria – President Biden Says More on Shock, Live Transmission Coming Soon

The United States special forces conducted an anti-terrorism operation in northwestern Syria on Thursday, the U.S. Department of Defense told the Pentagon on Thursday.

A couple of hours later, the president of the United States Joe Biden announcedthat the blow was done at his command to the leader of Isis Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshia against. According to Biden, al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi died in the operation. U.S. soldiers did not suffer casualties, Biden said in a statement.

At least 13 people died in the attack, according to local rescue workers. Among the dead were six children and four women, according to Reuters.

Operation the target was a house in the town of Atmen near the Turkish border, news agencies said.

Residents said the operation began at midnight between Wednesday and Thursday, Reuters said.

“Special forces under U.S. central control conducted an anti-terrorism operation in northwestern Syria this evening. The operation was successful, “Pentagon press secretary said John Kirby said in a statement.

The operation appears to have been the largest operation by U.S. forces in the jihadist-held area of ​​northwestern Syria since the 2019 attack that killed Isis leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadisays AFP.

Isisin decision-making council appointed al-Quraysh as the top leader of a terrorist organization just days after al-Baghdad’s death.

United States Department of State promised a $ 10 million reward for data leading to the capture of al-Quraysh.

According to American records, al-Qurayshi was a key ideologue in Isis, deciding, for example, the atrocities against the Jesuits in Iraq and the organisation’s international terrorist attacks.

Prior to joining Isis, al-Qurayshi was involved in the al-Qaeda terrorist network in Iraq.