The early morning hours of February 3, American special forces carried out a helicopter attack in the northeastern Syrian town of Atmeh. Islamic State (IS) group leader Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi died during the attack. At least 13 people died in the strikes, according to the Syrian Civil Defense, including three children and four women. A resident of the neighbourhood told the FRANCE 24 Observers team what he witnessed.
Mid-day on February 3, US President Joe Biden said in a statement that IS group leader Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi had been “taken off the battlefield”. Al-Qurayshi died after setting off a bomb, killing himself and members of his own family, according to a senior American official.
