Word from the Islamic State terror group that it had lost its second leader in less than a year came as no surprise to the United States, which had been aware of his demise for more than a month. IS, also known as ISIS or Daesh, announced the death of Abu al-Hassan al-Hashimi al-Qurashi in…
A rare US raid in the afternoon of October 6 killed an ISIS member in Syria, a day after US Central Command sent forces via helicopter to raid a village near Qamishli. The target of the US helicopter raid was Rakkan Wahid al-Shammri, an ISIS official