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Factbox: Pushed into the shadows, Islamic State still has global reach

(This February 4 story deletes incorrect description of Boko Haram as an affiliate of Al Qaeda in paragraph 14; corrects number of Islamic State affiliates in West and Central Africa in paragraph 15; relationship between Islamic State West Africa Province and Islamic State in the Greater Sahara in paragraph 17;…

Reuters

Islamic State leader and family blended in among Syrians uprooted by war

In a corner of Syria crammed with people uprooted by 11 years of civil war, the leader of Islamic State and his family hid in plain sight: they kept to themselves, neighbours did not pry into each other's past, the rent was paid on time.

Reuters

Who was Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi? Islamic State leader killed in raid

The leader of the ISIS group has been killed during an overnight raid of north-western Syria by US special forces. Here’s what we know about Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi

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Watchdog says 100s of boys missing from Kurdish Syria prison

An international human rights group says hundreds of boys are missing from a Syrian Kurdish prison that held members of the Islamic State group and their families, after the U.S.-backed Kurdish forces fought IS militants for 10 days to retake the facility

The Independent UK

Commentary: When an ISIS leader is ‘taken off the battlefield,’ how much of a win is that for the US?

Although another Islamic State leader has been killed, the organization will endure in Iraq and Syria as long as the United States and its allies continue to substitute targeted killings for a more comprehensive counterterrorism strategy.

Los Angeles Times

As economy collapses, some young Lebanese turn to militancy

Dozens of young men from Lebanon's impoverished north have disappeared in recent months, often re-emerging with the Islamic State group in Iraq

The Independent UK

Islamic State leader dead after US commandos raid house in Syria

NEW YORK: A risky predawn raid by US special operations forces that resulted in the death of the Islamic State group’s leader on Thursday was set in motion months ago with a tip that the top terrorist was hiding out on the top floor of a house in northwest Syria.

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Morning Digest | At least 6 killed in Pune building collapse; Islamic State chief blows himself up amid U.S. raid, and more

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The Hindu

Leader of Islamic State dies in raid by US forces in Syria, Biden says

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden announced Thursday that the leader of Islamic State was killed during an overnight raid by U.S. forces in Syria that also left a number of civilians dead, declaring the operation a success that eliminated a “major terrorist threat to the world.”

Los Angeles Times

Biden says Islamic State leader al-Qurayshi killed in US raid in Syria

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden said a “major terrorist threat” was eliminated during a U.S. raid in northwest Syria in which Islamic State leader Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi was killed.

Tribune News Service

Islamic State leader killed in US raid – where does this leave the terrorist group?

An overnight raid conducted by U.S. special forces in Syria has resulted in the death of the leader of the terrorist Islamic State group.

The Conversation

Slain Islamic State leader al-Qurayshi was a reclusive figure

KYIV, Ukraine — Islamic State’s leader, killed by American commandos Thursday, was a largely reclusive figure with almost no public presence, despite heading the world’s most notorious terror group.

Los Angeles Times

Biden Defends the Military's 'Preparation and Precision' in a Counterterrorism Operation That Killed Syrian Kids

Multiple children died in the raid, but so did the leader of ISIS—which makes the operation “successful” in the Pentagon’s book.

Reason

Morning mail: Islamic State leader dies, food supply crisis hits WA, ABC funding cuts

Friday: The leader of Islamic State and one of the world’s most wanted men has been killed during an overnight raid by US special forces. Plus: how to deal with a smelly car

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The Independent UK

US strike framed to spare civilians after mounting criticism

Facing criticism for civilian deaths in U.S. airstrikes, the Biden administration targeted the leader of the Islamic State group in a way that was riskier for American forces, landing dozens of U.S. commandoes outside his Syrian hideout rather than targeting him with an airstrike

The Guardian - UK

Visual guide to deadly US raid targeting Islamic State leader in Syria

US says Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi killed himself when he detonated explosives in home in Atme

France 24

US raid targets IS group leader in Syria: Atmeh resident recounts helicopter attack

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…

The Guardian - UK

Islamic State’s leader may be dead but the organisation still lurks in the rubble

Analysis: Qurayshi’s killing by the US has to be set against January’s raid on a Syria prison, IS’s biggest attack for years

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Reuters

ISIS leader Quraishi kills himself during Syria raid, U.S. says

The leader of Islamic State died when he blew himself and family members up during a U.S. military raid in Syria, President Joe Biden said on Thursday, dealing a blow to the jihadist group's efforts to reorganize as a guerrilla force after losing large swathes of territory.

Reuters

Inside U.S. raid on ISIS leader: Months of preparation, then a deadly blast

U.S. forces rehearsed the helicopter raid over and over, hoping to capture Islamic State's leader on the third floor of a residential building in a Syrian town on the Turkish border, where he was holed up with his family.

Reuters

Abu Ibrahim al-Quraishi, Islamic State's slain leader

Abu Ibrahim al-Quraishi, a religious scholar and former soldier in Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein’s army, led Islamic State from the shadows for a little over two years before he blew himself up during a raid by U.S. forces on a house in northern Syria.

Reuters

Factbox-Islamic State loses second leader in two years

The death of its second leader in just over two years has dealt another blow to Islamic State, the extremist jihadist group which once ruled large parts of Iraq and Syria.

Los Angeles Times

US forces killed leader of Islamic State in Syria raid, Biden says

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden announced Thursday that U.S. forces killed the leader of Islamic State during an overnight raid in Syria that first responders reported left 13 civilians dead, calling the operation a success because it eliminated a “major terrorist threat to the world.”

The Independent UK

IS leader killed in US raid in Syria remains murky figure

The leader of the Islamic State group killed in a U.S. raid overnight in northwest Syria was largely a mystery, with almost no known photos, never appearing in public or in the group’s videos

Tribune News Service

Biden says Islamic State leader Qurayshi killed in US raid in Syria

Islamic State leader Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi was killed during a U.S. counterterrorism operation in northwestern Syria on Wednesday night, President Joe Biden said in a statement.

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