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By Phil Stewart and Trevor Hunnicutt
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. forces rehearsed the helicopter raid over and over, hoping to capture Islamic State s leader on the third floor of a residential building in a Syrian town on the Turkish border, where he was holed up with his family.
But before they co.
AMMAN/WASHINGTON, Feb 3 (Reuters) - The leader of Islamic State died when he blew himself and family members up during a U.S. military raid in Syria, President Joe Biden said on Thursday, dealing a blow to the jihadist group's efforts to reorganize as a guerrilla force after losing large swathe.