U.S. forces in the cover of darkness took out the leader of the ISIS terrorist group in Syria on Feb. 2, U.S. President Joe Biden announced Thursday. The operation in northwest Syria killed Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi, the leader of ISIS. The deceased took over as head of the militant group on Oct. 31, 2019, just days after leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi died during a U.S. raid in the same area. The operation was undertaken “to protect the American people and our Allies, and make the world a safer place,” Biden said in a statement. U.S. Department of Defense press secretary John Kirby said in a statement that the mission was carried out by U.S. Special Operations forces under the control of U.S. Central Command. ““U.S. Special Operations forces under the control of U.S. Central Command conducted a counterterrorism mission this evening in northwest Syria. The mission was successful. There were no …
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