ISIS attacks Peshmerga forces in Makhmur district. 2 Peshmergas were injured and there's clashes between Peshmerga and ISIS
@CENTCOM commander Gen. Kenneth "Frank" McKenzie says the original intent of last night's raid in Syria was to capture ISIS leader Hajji Abdullah
1 year agoUS military operation in Syria "a significant victory in the global fight to disrupt and dismantle ISIS," says @SecBlinken in a statement
The Pentagon: We did not arrest anyone in the killing of Al-Qurashi
1 year agoImage released by @DeptofDefense of the compound housing Al-Qurayshi in Syria after the raid executed by U.S. forces, in which the ISIS leader is said to have caused the explosion killing himself and multiple family members
1 year agoStatement from @SecDef on the US raid against ISIS leader Amir Hajii Abdullah
Biden says ISIS leader Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi killed today "chose to blow himself up . rather than face justice with the crimes he has committed, taking several members of his family with him
Biden: "I directed the Department of Defense to take every precaution possible to minimize civilian casualties. Knowing that this terrorist chose to surround himself with families including children, we made a choice to pursue a special forces raid at a much greater risk”
.@POTUS says operation was aided by SDF and US intel
.@POTUS talks about operation that led to the death of ISIS leader Amir Muhammad Sa'id Abdal-Rahman al-Mawla, aka Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurashi and as Hajji 'Abdallah Says al-Malwa "responsible for the recent brutal attack on a prison in northeast Syria"
Iraqi military spokesman for PM: Iraqi aircraft kill 10 militants in Azim area of Diyala Province. 3 terrorist hiding places destroyed
As the US operation began in Syria, the ISIS leader exploded a bomb, killing himself and members of his family, including women and children, Biden officials say. Biden to give remarks on Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi at 9:30am
The White House says POTUS will deliver remarks about operation in Syria at 9:30 am
1 year agoFull statement from the White House on the killing of ISIS's leader
US Special Operations forces under the control of @CENTCOM conducted a counterterrorism mission in northwest Syria that "was successful. There were no U.S. casualties. More information will be provided as it becomes available," says @PentagonPresSec
President Biden says U.S. forces have removed ISIS leader Al-Qurayshi
President Biden: Last night at my direction, U.S. military forces successfully undertook a counterterrorism operation. Thanks to the bravery of our Armed Forces, we have removed from the battlefield Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi — the leader of ISIS
SDF: The operation of the international coalition in Idlib targeted the most dangerous international militants
1 year agoPicture allegedly showing the wreckages of one of the US helicopters that took part in the Armeh/Atma operation last night but had a technical malfunction and was landed and blown up by US forces in Afrin countryside
DNA tests are conducted to confirm the death of Abdullah Qardash, the leader of ISIS
Al-Arabiya sources: Among the dead in the Idlib operation, 3 may be the wives of Abdullah Qardash, the leader of ISIS
1 year agoPictures this morning from a site in Atmeh, Syria, where last night US Special Forces conducted raid that lasted around 2 hours
Helicopter used in Syria raid had mechanical issues and had to be blown up on the ground by U.S. forces according to U.S. official
The Pentagon says the mission in northwest Syria has succeeded and there are no casualties among American soldiers
The Pentagon says that US special forces carried out a military operation in northwest Syria
Local media claims 8 dead, including women and children, after the Coalition conducted a raid in Dayr Balut on the Turkish-Syrian border
1 year agoLocal sources said the air drop still going on and it targets an ISIS leader called Abo Obaida. Same person say the air drop going to success
Local sources Informed that the helicopters made an air drop in the area between Deir Ballut and Atme, north of Idlib
Helicopter targeted Deir Ballut, in the Afrin countryside
1 year agoSeveral US helicopters landed in Lavarj factory near Kobani, for the first time since their relocation in Oct 2019. many jets and drones fly over Idlib and Afrin right now
1 year agoLots of people in Qamishli today for the funerals of some of the 120 Kurdish fighters and prison staff / guards killed in the week-long ISIS attack on a Hasakeh jail
Taliban Ranger vehicle targeted in an IED attack this morning in PD-3, Charikar city, Parwan province. One civilian reportedly injured
1 year agoMozambique Registering reports refer to an attack at Matemo Island (Ibo District) on 01 Feb. Note on 15 Jan insurgents attacked Macaloe island, north of Matemo Island. During this attack, insurgents seeking food supplies and destroyed several houses (arson)
