ISIS commander Abu Ibrahim blew himself up in US operation in Syria, saw Baid live

- Former ISIS chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi dies

Ahmedabad. Friday, February 04, 2022

The U.S. Air Force, commandos and reaper drones carried out a major military operation in Syria on Thursday. Islamic State commander Ibrahim al-Hashmi al-Quraishi was killed. Hashmi blew himself up during an air strike. A total of 13 people, including women and children, were killed in the attack.

The U.S. administration says all Americans have returned safely to the mission. President Joe Biden shared the information via Twitter. The entire operation was watched live by US President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and the President's National Security Team.

Also known as Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurashi, Abdullah Kardash or Haji Abdullah. He became the group's leader after the death of former ISIS chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi also blew himself up in a similar operation by US forces near the city of Barisha in 2019.

The operation was carried out by US forces in northwestern Syria. The U.S. military says a car bomb had exploded at an Iraqi police recruiting center at Kisak, west of Mosul. The operation was carried out in the same vein as the 2011 operation against Osama bin Laden in which Osama was killed.