The leader of the violent Islamic State group was killed during an overnight raid carried out by U.S. special forces in Syria s northwestern Idlib province, President Joe Biden said Thursday.
U.S. special forces carried out what the Pentagon said was a successful, large-scale counterterrorism raid in northwestern Syria. Local residents and activists said civilians were also among the dead.
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