LIVE NOW President Biden is about to address the U.S. Special Forces mission that killed the top leader of ISIS.
“The mission was successful,” Pentagon press secretary John Kirby said in a brief statement. “There were no U.S. casualties."
The top floor of the low house was nearly destroyed; a room there had collapsed, sending white bricks tumbling to the ground below. His killing, however, is a significant blow just as the group had been trying to reassert itself in Syria and Iraq. Omar Saleh, a resident of a nearby house, said he was asleep when his doors and windows started to rattle to the sound of low-flying aircraft at 1:10 a.m. local time. He ran to open the windows with the lights off, and saw three helicopters. He then heard a man, speaking Arabic with an Iraqi or Saudi accent through a loudspeaker, urging women to surrender or leave the area.
The military operation got attention on social media, with tweets from the region describing helicopters firing around the building near Atmeh. Flight-tracking data also suggested that multiple drones were circling the city of Sarmada and the village of Salwah, just north of the raid’s location.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
U.S. special forces raid in Syria kills ISIS leader, Biden saysAn elite U.S. military force killed one of the world’s most wanted terrorists, the leader of the Islamic State group, during an overnight raid in Syria, President Biden said Thursday. First responders said women and children were killed in the raid.
Read more »
ISIS leader killed in US-led Syria raid, Biden saysUS Special Forces killed ISIS leader Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi in a counterterrorism mission in northwest Syria Wednesday evening, President Joe Biden announced Thursday morning.
Read more »
Biden says US raid in Syria killed ISIS leaderLATEST: '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,' Pres. Biden says in statement.
Read more »
Biden says US raid in Syria killed ISIS leaderPresident Joe Biden said Thursday that a U.S. raid in Syria killed the leader of ISIS. 'Last night at my direction, U.S. military forces in northwest Syria successfully undertook a counterterrorism operation to protect the American people and our Allies, and make the world a safer place,' he said in a statement. Earlier, the Pentagon has confirmed U.S. special operations forces carried out a what it called a 'successful' counterterrorism mission in northwest Syria Wednesday, but provided few other details.
Read more »
U.S. raid in Syria has taken ISIS leader 'off the battlefield' Biden saysPresident Biden praised the troops who carried out the operation 'to protect the American people and our Allies,' amid reports of civilian casualties.
Read more »
U.S. special forces kill ISIS leader in Syria raid, Biden says“Thanks to the bravery of our Armed Forces, we have removed from the battlefield Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi — the leader of ISIS,” the president said in a statement.
Read more »