different aspects to it that, you know, point to the detailed intelligence work we call intelligence preparation of the battle space. that took place and it shows not only the professionalism but the competence of the forces involved in this. and we can be very proud that these people did this in the way that they did. it was from all accounts so far a pretty successful operation. and bob, how much of an isis resurgence has there been in syria specifically? well, it s coming back. we raided a prison and took it over for several days, so they can mount an assault on a lot of places around the world but what concerns me is you look at the map, look at idlib province right on the turkish border. you can get people across that border, sort of any time you want and through turkey with false passports and the turks have caught a lot of people.
al qurayshi took over as the leader of isis in 2019. the raid came amid growing concerns about an isis resurgence. just last month, the group overran a prison in northern syria that held thousands of isis fighters. let s bring our coverage courtney kube. pen is still around. tell us what you know. we know a little bit more about this raid. as you mentioned, it was months in the making, president biden giving the go-ahead on tuesday in the oval office. the u.s. military spent months and weeks practicing this, though, getting ready for this raid last night. they moved into northwestern syria in the cover of darkness via helicopter. they sort of set down outside of this compound, outside of the objective, and they moved forward on foot. when they got there, they knew there was a very high potential for civilians to be on site, so they used bullhorns to try to convince the people inside to come out. a number of civilians did.
released after agreeing to wear ankle bracelet. he walls shot and killed by british police yesterday after stabbing five people while wearing a fake suicide vest on the london bridge. a man and woman were killed during this attack. three others injured. now prime minister boris johnson is calling on tougher sentences for convicts. i have long long argued it is a mistake to allow serious and violent criminals to come out of prison early. and it is very important that we get out of that habit. this saul happening just days before president trump is due to fly to london for the nato summit where the u.s. withdrawal of troops from syria and fears of an isis resurgence will be top of mind. even more now as fox news has learned isis received new pledges during the london attacks.
trump does not have a plan going forward for eastern syria. our withdrawal is destabling it and creating greater opportunities for an isis resurgence. thank you both very much. our breaking news continues on the raid that killed isis leader al-baghdadi. president trump says this is bigger than the death of bin laden. you re live in the cnn newsroom. take in fragrance inspired by nature. .with air wick essential mist. with kits starting at just ten dollars you can transform natural essential oils into mist at a price that is just right. it s not acceptabled or nothing. and it s definitely not close enough or nothing.