ISIS leader killed in U.S. airstrike in Syria

U.S. special forces have killed the leader of the jihadist group Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) in a raid in northwest Syria, President Joe Biden said on Thursday.

Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Quraishi was killed in the operation, the U.S. administration said. Rescue workers said at least 13 people also died, including women and children.

“Thanks to the skill and bravery of our armed forces, we have taken off the battlefield … the leader of ISIS. All Americans have returned safely from the operation,” Biden said in a statement.

Quraishi succeeded Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi who led the group when it took