US President Joe Biden said on February 3 that a US “counterterrorism operation” had “taken off the battlefield Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi – the leader of ISIS.” The operation targeted a house in the Atmeh area, near the Turkish border. At least 13 people were dead, including six children, after the raid, the Syria Civil Defense said. A statement from the White Helmets said: “Our teams rushed an injured child to the hospital. The child’s entire family was killed in the operation. The teams also rushed another person to the hospital who was injured in the clashes when he approached the scene to witness what was happening. “The SCD teams recovered the bodies of at least 13 persons, including 6 children and 4 women, who were killed in the clashes and bombing that followed the airborne operation. The teams delivered 2 bodies to the Forensic Division in the city of Idlib.” US reports citing White House sources said the casualties were likely caused by a bomb exploded by al-Qurayshi. The US Department of Defense issued a statement, saying, “US Special Operations forces under the control of US Central Command conducted a counterterrorism mission this evening in northwest Syria. The mission was successful. There were no US casualties. More information will be provided as it becomes available.” Credit: Syria Civil Defense via Storyful