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.
In brief remarks at the White House, President Joe Biden said the decision to send about two dozen helicopter-borne commandos to capture or kill the leader, Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi, was made to minimise the risk of civilian harm.
