According to the Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve (CJTF-OIR), an ISIS bombmaker has been caught.
He was one of the group’s top leaders in Syria. He was apprehended during an early Thursday morning ground raid led by the United States and a coalition. The raid took place in the northwest part of Syria.
Complete Success With No Loss
According to ABC News, a U.S. defense spokesperson confirmed American military troops sustained no injuries during the raid.
BREAKING: US forces capture senior ISIS leader in Syria raid https://t.co/QPKdaXMvi1
— Fox News (@FoxNews) June 16, 2022
During execution on June 16, coalition troops were able to capture a senior Daesh leader, according to a press release issued by the CJTF-OIR.
The individual taken into custody was evaluated to be a seasoned bomb maker and enabler. He rose through the ranks to become one of the group’s leading members in Syria.
In addition, the press release stated the operation did not result in any injuries to innocent bystanders. In addition, none of the coalition’s vehicles or aircraft sustained any damage.
Some new details on the US raid in #Syria to capture a senior #ISIS leader
British-based @syriahr reports US raid focused on the #Jarablus countryside where multiple hi-ranking ISIS officials were
Says op captured the senior leader & 2 escorts, w/another 3 arrests possible https://t.co/7XZNQvDlR4
— Jeff Seldin (@jseldin) June 16, 2022
The mission was precisely organized to reduce the possibility of causing collateral damage, particularly the harming civilians.
According to a statement released by CJTF-OIR, neither civilians nor coalition aircraft or assets were damaged in any way during the mission.
The detention of the ISIS leader marks yet another successful operation carried out by the United States against leaders of the terrorist group.
Biden’s Remark and February Raid
The White House announced in February that another senior member of ISIS had been taken out in Syria.
In the release, President Biden said, “Last night, at my command, U.S. military personnel in the northwest of Syria effectively executed a counterterrorism mission to safeguard American citizens, our allies, and to make the world a better place.”
“Thanks to the competence and bravery of the military, we were able to remove Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi from the battlefield.”
“He was the commander of ISIS. The mission has been completed successfully and no Americans were injured.” Biden continued by praying God would watch over our service members.
The operation in February took place at one in the morning when U.S. commandos jumped out of a chopper and encircled a residential building in the neighborhood of Atmeh.
“At the very beginning of the operation, the terrorist target detonated a bomb, which resulted in the deaths of the terrorist, as well as members of his own household, including women and children.”
According to a U.S. official who spoke with The Wall Street Journal, “this seems to be the same heinous terrorist approach we saw in the 2019 operation that assassinated [Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi].”
Baghdadi took his own life in October 2019 under the administration of Donald Trump, during a mission carried out by the elite Delta Force.
It was found at the time that Baghdadi was a primary target for the U.S. Central Command and the attack was the climax of an intense attempt to bring him to justice.
