Islamic State leader killed in overnight US raid in Syria - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

Jared Szuba

Jared Szuba

Feb 3, 2022

AAREF WATAD/AFP via Getty Images — A general view on Feb. 3, 2022, shows the scene following an overnight raid by US special operations forces against suspected jihadists in Atmeh, in Syria's northwestern province of Idlib, that left at least nine people dead, including three civilians. — AAREF WATAD/AFP via Getty Images

The leader of the Islamic State group blew himself up during an overnight raid by US special operations forces in northwest Syria, President Joe Biden said this morning.

Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi and several civilians were killed during a pre-dawn raid at a house in Atmeh, in rebel-held Idlib province, just minutes away from the Turkish border.

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