Biden broadcasts loss of life of ISIS chief in US raid in Syria

US President Joe Biden acknowledged on Thursday that the US raid in Syria was directed on the chief of ISIS. US President Joe Biden stated that every one Americans have returned safely from the operation (File Photo)US President Joe Biden stated a US particular forces counter-terrorism raid in northwest Syria on Thursday focused the chief of Islamic State, including he would deal with the operation in remarks in a while Thursday.

“Thanks to the skill and bravery of our Armed Forces, we have taken off the battlefield Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi—the leader of ISIS. All Americans have returned safely from the operation,” Biden stated in a press release, referring to the acronym by which the Sunni Islamist militant group is typically identified.A senior US administration official instructed Reuters al-Quraishi was killed within the raid.Biden deliberate to ship remarks on the Syria operation at 9:30 am ET/1430 GMT, the White House stated.After the killing of Islamic State founder Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in October 2019, the group named al-Quraishi, an Iraqi who was as soon as held in US custody, as his successor.Read | Clashes erupt in Syria as US-led troops conduct anti-jihadist operation: monitorClick right here for IndiaToday.in’s full protection of the coronavirus pandemic.