Islamic State Leader Abu Ibrahim al-Qurayshi killed in Syria

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The leader of the Islamic State is dead following a US raid in northern Syria on 3 February 2022 that also killed a senior deputy of the terror group.

Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi set off a blast killing himself and his family as special forces rounded on his hideout after a gunfight. He was 45.

US President Joe Biden disclosed the overnight raid last Thursday.

Qurayshi's death "removed a major terrorist threat to the world", Mr Biden said.

US officials did not name the IS deputy also killed, but provided dramatic details of the operation that had been months in the planning.

Islamic State leader Abu Ibrahim al-Qurayshi killed in Syria, US says

Abu Ibrahim al-Qurayshi blew up himself and his family during a US operation that took months to plan.

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