ISIS Leader Killed During US Raid in Syria: US Officials

President Joe Biden speaks about the counterterrorism operation in Syria from the Roosevelt Room of the White House on Feb. 3, 2022. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images

A raid by U.S. forces in Syria under the cover of darkness led to the death of the leader of the ISIS terrorist group, U.S. officials said on Feb. 3.

Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi, the leader of ISIS since 2019, was the target of the operation in northwest Syria.