Islamic State names new leader, confirming US raid killed predecessor Audio message names Abu al-Hassan al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi as new leader in first admission of former head’s death The Guardian - AU · Mar 11, 2022
Death of a terrorist: On the death of Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi Geopolitical and sectarian faultlines in Iraq and Syria enhance the threat from the IS The Hindu · Feb 6, 2022
Israel Claims it Helped US Eliminate ISIS Leader Israeli media claimed that Tel Aviv played a role in the US operation to eliminate ISIS leader Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi. Israeli Channel 13 quoted sources as saying that it is possible to assess, according to security sources, that Israel participated in the search for Qurayshi's intelligence and contributed, using… Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 5, 2022
‘We are still shocked’: the Syrians who discovered Islamic State’s leader was their neighbour Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi had been an unseen phantom in a safehouse in the town of Atme until his violent end on Thursday The Guardian - UK · Feb 4, 2022
Who was Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi? Islamic State leader killed in raid The leader of the ISIS group has been killed during an overnight raid of north-western Syria by US special forces. Here’s what we know about Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi Daily Mirror · Feb 4, 2022
‘Nobody left the house’: Atmeh locals in the dark about ISIL boss Following US raid, landlord and neighbours say they were unaware of Abu Ibrahim al-Qurayshi’s presence in Syrian town. Al Jazeera · Feb 4, 2022
Profile: Who was Abu Ibrahim al-Qurayshi? Al-Qurayshi was a shadowy and brutal figure who led ISIL when under intense military pressure from US and allied forces. Al Jazeera · Feb 4, 2022
The Loop: The PM's slip of the tongue, experts say IS leader's death won't have long-term effects and why the price of donkeys is skyrocketing Here's your TL;DR for today's news. ABC News · Feb 4, 2022
Lethal US raid on IS encounters a doll, crib, bomb, bullets When helicopters carrying some 50 U.S. commandos landed in Syria an hour after midnight, the raiders confronted a houseful of extremists and children The Independent UK · Feb 4, 2022
Islamic State leader dead after US commandos raid house in Syria NEW YORK: A risky predawn raid by US special operations forces that resulted in the death of the Islamic State group’s leader on Thursday was set in motion months ago with a tip that the top terrorist was hiding out on the top floor of a house in northwest Syria. Bangkok Post · Feb 4, 2022
Leader of Islamic State dies in raid by US forces in Syria, Biden says WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden announced Thursday that the leader of Islamic State was killed during an overnight raid by U.S. forces in Syria that also left a number of civilians dead, declaring the operation a success that eliminated a “major terrorist threat to the world.” Los Angeles Times · Feb 3, 2022
Biden says Islamic State leader al-Qurayshi killed in US raid in Syria WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden said a “major terrorist threat” was eliminated during a U.S. raid in northwest Syria in which Islamic State leader Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi was killed. Tribune News Service · Feb 3, 2022
Islamic State leader killed in US raid – where does this leave the terrorist group? An overnight raid conducted by U.S. special forces in Syria has resulted in the death of the leader of the terrorist Islamic State group. The Conversation · Feb 3, 2022
Slain Islamic State leader al-Qurayshi was a reclusive figure KYIV, Ukraine — Islamic State’s leader, killed by American commandos Thursday, was a largely reclusive figure with almost no public presence, despite heading the world’s most notorious terror group. Los Angeles Times · Feb 3, 2022
Al Jazeera · Feb 3, 2022 US officials share details of raid that killed ISIL leader Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi lived in a three-storey building above an ‘unwitting family’, US official says.
Reason · Feb 3, 2022 Biden Defends the Military's 'Preparation and Precision' in a Counterterrorism Operation That Killed Syrian Kids Multiple children died in the raid, but so did the leader of ISIS—which makes the operation “successful” in the Pentagon’s book.
The Guardian - UK · Feb 3, 2022 Visual guide to deadly US raid targeting Islamic State leader in Syria US says Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi killed himself when he detonated explosives in home in Atme
The Guardian - UK · Feb 3, 2022 Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi: who was the Iraqi killed by US forces? Before leading IS, Qurayshi played a key role in the Yazidi genocide and spent time in a US-run prison
France 24 · Feb 3, 2022 US raid targets IS group leader in Syria: Atmeh resident recounts helicopter attack The early morning hours of February 3, American special forces carried out a helicopter attack in the northeastern Syrian town of Atmeh. Islamic State (IS) group leader Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi died during the attack. At least 13 people died in the strikes, according to the Syrian Civil Defense, including…
The Guardian - US · Feb 3, 2022 Biden says US ‘removed major threat to the world’ in deadly raid on IS leader Thirtereen people killed when Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi blew himself up as US special forces approached
Axios · Feb 3, 2022 Inside the raid that killed ISIS leader al-Qurayshi About two dozen U.S. special forces carried out the aerial raid overnight.
The Times of India · Feb 3, 2022 New IS chief died as Baghdadi did, by blowing himself up: US WASHINGTON: In a raid reminiscent of the strikes that killed Osama bin Laden and Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, US Special Forces conducted a counter-terrorism mission in northwestern Syria killing Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi, who had succeeded al-Baghdadi as the leader of ISIS.
The Independent UK · Feb 3, 2022 IS leader killed in US raid in Syria remains murky figure The leader of the Islamic State group killed in a U.S. raid overnight in northwest Syria was largely a mystery, with almost no known photos, never appearing in public or in the group’s videos
Tribune News Service · Feb 3, 2022 Biden says Islamic State leader Qurayshi killed in US raid in Syria Islamic State leader Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi was killed during a U.S. counterterrorism operation in northwestern Syria on Wednesday night, President Joe Biden said in a statement.
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