Evening Edition: U.S. Special Forces Kill Leader Of ISIS

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🗓️ 3 February 2022

⏱️ 12 minutes

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U.S. Special Forces conducted a two hour overnight raid in Northwestern Syria that ended with the killing of ISIS leader Abu Ibrahim al-Qurashi. This just weeks after ISIS laid siege to a prison and raising concerns that the terror group has been working on a resurgence. FOX's Trey Yingst speaks to Ret. Army. Lt. General Keith Kellogg, Fox News Contributor and Former National Security Advisor to VP Mike Pence, who was in the situation room when the last leader of ISIS was killed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:19.2	Thursday, February 3rd, 2022. I'm Trey Yanks.
0:25.0	Overnight the leader of ISIS was killed amid a raid conducted by U.S. Special Forces in
0:31.6	Northwest Syria.
0:33.0	This information and the target is fleeting.
0:36.4	If you don't react immediately on the target, on the information, he may be gone and you may
0:41.7	never see this guy for another two months six months a year
0:44.8	This is the Fox News rundown evening addition
0:52.4	President Biden addressed the American people today saying the target of an operation overnight
0:57.2	was ISIS leader Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi or Khashimi or Khashimi.
1:00.9	And thanks to the bravery of our troops, this horrible terrorist leader is no more.
1:06.6	Our forces carried out the operation with their signature preparation and precision, and I directed
1:11.7	the Department of Defense to take every precaution possible to minimize
1:15.4	civilian casualties. Sources confirmed to Fox News that Al-Qurashi was wearing a
1:19.9	suicide vest and blew himself up during the raid.
1:22.8	Our team is still compiling the report, but we do know that as our troops approach to capture
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