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The Feb. 3 US Special Forces operation that led to the death of Islamic State leader Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi, known as Hajji Abdullah, was another major blow against the terrorist group, which was operating from Idlib, Syria. Jared Szuba has the report from Washington here.
We have written several times that Operation Inherent Resolve, as the US-led international diplomatic and military mission to defeat Islamic State (D-ISIS) is known, has been a success story since it was launched by the Obama administration in 2014 to strike the terrorist organization through coalition diplomacy and military operations.
Despite its success, the mission often doesn’t get the credit it deserves, especially amid steady criticism from some in the US, as well as throughout the region, that Washington is stepping back from its commitments in the Middle East.
