U.S. kills 3 Islamic State leaders in 2 Syria operations
2 years, 2 months ago

U.S. kills 3 Islamic State leaders in 2 Syria operations

LA Times  

The seal for the U.S. Central Command is displayed on Feb. 6, 2017, at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Fla. U.S. forces killed three senior Islamic State leaders in two separate military operations in Syria on Thursday, including a rare ground raid in a portion of the northeast that is controlled by the Syrian regime, U.S. officials said. According to officials, U.S. special operations forces conducted a raid near the village of Qamishli, killing IS insurgent Rakkan Wahid al Shamman, wounding another and capturing two others. In a statement, U.S. Central Command said al Shamman was known to facilitate the smuggling of weapons and fighters in support of Islamic State operations. The U.S. continues to have about 900 forces in Syria to advise and assist Syrian Democratic Forces in the fight against the Islamic State group.

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US military captures key Islamic State militant during helicopter raid in Syria
1 year, 2 months ago

US military captures key Islamic State militant during helicopter raid in Syria

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The U.S. military said Monday it had captured an operator for the Islamic State extremist group during a helicopter raid in northern Syria. The operator, Abu Halil al-Fad’ani, “was assessed to have relationships throughout the ISIS network in the region,” U.S. Central Command said in a statement. The U.S. has approximately 900 troops in Syria focused on countering …

IS claims responsibility for an attack that killed 33 Syrian soldiers, and vows to keep fighting
1 year, 4 months ago

IS claims responsibility for an attack that killed 33 Syrian soldiers, and vows to keep fighting

Associated Press  

BEIRUT — The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for an ambush in eastern Syria that killed and wounded dozens of soldiers as opposition activists said the death toll rose Saturday to at least 33 as some of the wounded succumbed to their injuries. Another activist collective that covers news in eastern Syria put the death toll at 35 adding that …

The Islamic State group says its leader was killed by militants in Syria and names his successor
1 year, 4 months ago

The Islamic State group says its leader was killed by militants in Syria and names his successor

Associated Press  

BEIRUT — The Islamic State group announced on Thursday the death in Syria of its little-known leader, Abu al-Hussein al-Husseini al-Qurayshi, who headed the extremist organization since November, and named his successor. Al-Qurayshi was the fourth IS leader to be killed since the group was founded by Iraqi militant Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi and declared a caliphate in large parts of …

The Islamic State says its leader was killed by militants in Syria, names successor
1 year, 4 months ago

The Islamic State says its leader was killed by militants in Syria, names successor

LA Times  

The Islamic State group announced on Thursday the death in Syria of its little-known leader, Abu Hussein Husseini Qurayshi, who headed the extremist organization since November, and named his successor. IS spokesman Abu Huthaifa Ansari said that Abu Hafs Hashemi Qurayshi was named as the group’s new leader. Abu Hussein Husseini Qurayshi is the fourth IS leader to be killed …

US says it killed Islamic State leader in Syria in drone strike
1 year, 5 months ago

US says it killed Islamic State leader in Syria in drone strike

India Today  

The U.S. Central Command said on Sunday it conducted a drone strike on July 7 that killed an ISIS leader in Eastern Syria. "U.S. Central Command conducted a strike in Syria that resulted in the death of Usamah al-Muhajir, an ISIS leader in eastern Syria," it said without giving any more details on al-Muhajir. Washington has in the last year …

Senior Islamic State leader killed in US helicopter raid in Syria
1 year, 8 months ago

Senior Islamic State leader killed in US helicopter raid in Syria

India Today  

A US helicopter raid on northern Syria killed a senior Islamic State leader accused of planning attacks in the Middle East and Europe, the Pentagon said in a statement. The statement said the raid targeted Abd-al-Hadi Mahmud al-Haji Ali on Monday and was initiated after gathering intelligence that Islamic State was plotting to kidnap officials abroad. "Though degraded, ISIS remains …

US helicopter raid kills senior ISIS leader in Syria
1 year, 8 months ago

US helicopter raid kills senior ISIS leader in Syria

Firstpost  

Aleppo: A unilateral helicopter raid in Northern Syria by the US forces has claimed life of an ISIS leader, early morning on Monday. The deceased, a senior Islamic State Syria leader was responsible for planning terror attacks in the Middle East and Europe,” according to US Central Command. A US helicopter raid and “violent clashes,” according to the Syrian Observatory …

US military: Senior ISIL leader killed in Syria helicopter raid
1 year, 8 months ago

US military: Senior ISIL leader killed in Syria helicopter raid

Al Jazeera  

US Central Command says Abd-al-Hadi Mahmud al-Haji Ali was a planner of ‘terror attacks in the Middle East and Europe’. United States forces have killed a senior leader of the ISIL group in Syria in a helicopter operation, the US army said. US Central Command said in a statement that Abd-al-Hadi Mahmud al-Haji Ali was the primary target of a …

US military says senior IS commander killed in Syria
1 year, 8 months ago

US military says senior IS commander killed in Syria

Deccan Chronicle  

BEIRUT: A drone strike carried out by the American-led coalition in northwestern Syria has killed a senior member of the Islamic State group who was in charge of planning attacks in Europe, the United States military said Tuesday. The military statement added that his death “will temporarily disrupt the organization’s ability to plot external attacks.” The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for …

Islamic State commander in charge of Europe attacks killed in Syria, U.S. military says
1 year, 8 months ago

Islamic State commander in charge of Europe attacks killed in Syria, U.S. military says

LA Times  

A drone strike in northwest Syria has killed a senior member of Islamic State, the U.S. military says. A drone strike carried out by the U.S.-led coalition in northwestern Syria has killed a senior member of Islamic State who was in charge of planning attacks in Europe, the U.S. military said Tuesday. The military’s statement said his death would “temporarily …

US Military Operation Kills Senior Islamic State Leader, Associates In Somalia: Reports
1 year, 10 months ago

US Military Operation Kills Senior Islamic State Leader, Associates In Somalia: Reports

ABP News  

New Delhi: In an operation carried out by the United States military, a senior Islamic State leader was killed in northern Somalia, US officials said on Thursday, as reported by the news agency Reuters. "On January 25, on orders from the president, the US military conducted an assault operation in northern Somalia that resulted in the death of a number …

US military carries out operations in Somalia, kills senior Islamic State official
1 year, 10 months ago

US military carries out operations in Somalia, kills senior Islamic State official

India TV News  

The US military carried out covert operations in Somalia leading to the killing of senior terrorists and 10 others, the Biden administration announced on Friday. He gave final approval to carry out the operation this week following the recommendation of Austin and the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Army Gen. Mark Milley, according to two senior Biden administration …

IS says leader Abu al-Hassan al-Qurayshi killed in battle
2 years ago

IS says leader Abu al-Hassan al-Qurayshi killed in battle

Associated Press  

BEIRUT — The leader of the Islamic State group, Abu al-Hassan al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi, was killed in battle recently, the group’s spokesman said in audio released Wednesday. The U.S. military said al-Qurayshi was killed in mid-October adding that the operation was conducted by Syrian rebels in Syria’s southern province of Daraa. Little had been known about al-Qurayshi, who took over the …

Islamic State says its leader killed, names successor
2 years ago

Islamic State says its leader killed, names successor

The Hindu  

The Islamic State militant group leader Abu al-Hassan al-Hashemi al-Quraishi was killed in fighting, its spokesman said in an audio message posted on an affiliated Telegram channel. The spokesman said Abu al-Hassan al-Hashemi al-Quraishi was killed while “fighting enemies of God”, without elaborating. IS announced Abu al-Hassan al-Hashemi al-Quraishi as its new leader in March after the death of predecessor …

Islamic State group announces death of leader
2 years ago

Islamic State group announces death of leader

Deccan Chronicle  

BEIRUT: The Islamic State jihadist group said Wednesday that its leader Abu Hasan al-Hashimi al-Qurashi has been killed in battle and announced a replacement. Speaking in an audio message, the spokesman identified the group's new leader as Abu al-Hussein al-Husseini al-Qurashi. It was defeated in Iraq in 2017 and in Syria two years later, but sleeper cells of the Sunni …

US kills 3 Islamic State leaders in 2 Syria operations
2 years, 2 months ago

US kills 3 Islamic State leaders in 2 Syria operations

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — U.S. forces killed three senior Islamic State leaders in two separate military operations in Syria Thursday, including a rare ground raid in a portion of the northeast that is controlled by the Syrian regime, U.S. officials said. According to officials, U.S. special operations forces conducted a raid near the village of Qamishli, killing IS insurgent Rakkan Wahid al …

US kills two top ISIS leaders in airstrike in Syria
2 years, 2 months ago

US kills two top ISIS leaders in airstrike in Syria

CNN  

CNN — US forces killed two top ISIS leaders in an airstrike in northern Syria on Thursday, according to two defense officials, one day after a US raid killed an ISIS smuggler. The airstrike comes after the US military conducted a separate raid in northeast Syria that killed an ISIS weapons smuggler on Wednesday night local time, the Pentagon announced …

Islamic State ‘Beatle’ sentenced to life in prison for U.S. hostage deaths
2 years, 4 months ago

Islamic State ‘Beatle’ sentenced to life in prison for U.S. hostage deaths

LA Times  

El Shafee Elsheikh, a Briton who was sentenced to life in prison Friday for a leading role in the beheading deaths of American hostages, had a whimsical nickname, “Beatle,” that belied his viciousness. In fact, he is the most notorious and highest-ranking member of the Islamic State group ever convicted in a U.S. court, prosecutors said at his sentencing hearing …

US kills Al Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahiri: Joe Biden hails assassination of Bin Laden deputy
2 years, 4 months ago

US kills Al Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahiri: Joe Biden hails assassination of Bin Laden deputy

Daily Mail  

President Joe Biden on Monday evening announced a CIA drone strike killed al Qaeda leader's Ayman al-Zawahiri, Osama Bin Laden's fanatical deputy who was the mastermind behind multiple attacks over the last two decades that have left thousands of Americans dead. President Joe Biden on Monday evening announced a CIA drone strike killed al Qaeda leader's Ayman al-Zawahiri, Osama Bin …

US says it has killed ISIL leader in Syria
2 years, 5 months ago

US says it has killed ISIL leader in Syria

Al Jazeera  

The US says the raid outside Jandaris, northwest Syria, killed Maher al-Agal and ‘seriously injured’ one of his associates. The US military says it has killed the leader of ISIL group in Syria in a drone strike outside Jandaris, northwest Syria, with another senior ISIL official “seriously injured”. Maher al-Agal, one of the top five ISIL leaders was killed, said …

Islamic State 'Beatle' Member Convicted in US for Beheading Hostages
2 years, 8 months ago

Islamic State 'Beatle' Member Convicted in US for Beheading Hostages

News 18  

A jury convicted a British national Thursday for his role in an Islamic State group hostage-taking scheme that took roughly two dozen Westerners captive a decade ago, resulting in the deaths of four Americans, three of whom were beheaded. In convicting Elsheikh, the jury concluded that he was one of the notorious Beatles, Islamic State captors nicknamed for their accents …

U.S. jury finds Islamic State ‘Beatle’ guilty of murdering Western hostages
2 years, 8 months ago

U.S. jury finds Islamic State ‘Beatle’ guilty of murdering Western hostages

LA Times  

A jury found a British national guilty of murder and other charges Thursday for his role in an Islamic State hostage-taking scheme that took roughly two dozen Westerners captive a decade ago, resulting in the deaths of four Americans, three of whom were beheaded. In convicting El Shafee Elsheikh, the jury concluded that he was one of the notorious “Beatles,” …

Lethal US raid on IS encounters a doll, crib, bomb, bullets
2 years, 10 months ago

Lethal US raid on IS encounters a doll, crib, bomb, bullets

Associated Press  

When helicopters carrying some 50 U.S. commandos thumped onto the ground in Syria an hour after midnight, the raiders confronted a houseful of extremists and children. The ground floor, partly a basement, housed a family unconnected to the Islamic State and unaware of al-Qurayshi’s presence or significance, U.S. officials said. ___ THE MISSION At his refugee camp near the raid, …

Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi, IS leader killed in US Syria raid, remains murky figure
2 years, 10 months ago

Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi, IS leader killed in US Syria raid, remains murky figure

Firstpost  

His death comes as Islamic State militants, after years of low-level hit-and-run ambushes, had begun to carry out bolder, higher profile attacks Beirut: The leader of the Islamic State group killed in a US raid overnight in northwest Syria was largely a mystery, with almost no known photos, never appearing in public or in the group’s videos. He met his …

Islamic State leader blows up own family in 'desperate act of cowardice' during US raid in Syria
2 years, 10 months ago

Islamic State leader blows up own family in 'desperate act of cowardice' during US raid in Syria

The Telegraph  

It appeared to be the military success Mr Biden desperately needed, coming six months after the chaotic withdrawal of US forces from Afghanistan, and as he faces Russian aggression over Ukraine, and Chinese sabre-rattling over Taiwan. US officials claimed it was a "catastrophic" blow to IS and portrayed Qurayshi as a leader actively involved in planning operations, and in regular …

US officials share details of raid that killed ISIL leader
2 years, 10 months ago

US officials share details of raid that killed ISIL leader

Al Jazeera  

Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi lived in a three-storey building above an ‘unwitting family’, US official says. The ISIL leader killed in a United States raid in Syria lived on the third floor of a compound above an “unwitting family” that was not associated with the group, US officials have said. ‘Hands-on’ leader Later on Thursday, Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said …

Afghanistan: Senior Taliban commander killed in Kabul hospital attack
3 years, 1 month ago

Afghanistan: Senior Taliban commander killed in Kabul hospital attack

India Today  

Hamdullah Mokhlis, a Taliban military commander in Kabul, was killed after his men responded to an Islamic State attack on a hospital, officials told AFP on Wednesday. Islamic State-Khorasan said in a statement on its Telegram channels that "five Islamic State group fighters carried out simultaneous coordinated attacks" on the sprawling site. "The IS insurgents wanted to target civilians, doctors …

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