Check out my new Policy Alert for The Washington Institute: Second Islamic State Leader Killed in Hayat Tahrir al-Sham Territory jihadology.net - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from jihadology.net Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
To shed light on the intentions and capabilities of the jihadist group that runs Idlib province, the Biden administration should clarify its relations with HTS, including any counterterrorism cooperation.
Izzeddin Kasim/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) President 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. "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. I will deliver remarks to the American people later this morning. May God protect our troops." The White House tweeted a photo it said showed Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris in the Situation Room watching as the raid took place. Earlier, the Pentagon has confirmed U.S. special operations forces carried out a what it called a "successful" counterterrorism mission in northwest Syria Wednes
Shaykh Abū Ibrāhīm al-Hāshimī al-Qurayshī jihadology.net - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from jihadology.net Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.