Abu Ibrahim al-Hachimi al-Qouachchi was “eliminated from the battlefield”, according to the expression used by US President Joe Biden.
Le Monde with AFP
The US Army has “eliminated the battlefield” The Leader of the Islamic State (EI) Abu Ibrahim Al-Hachimi Al-Qouachchi during an operation conducted in northern Syria in the night of Wednesday 2 Thursday, February 3, announced President Joe Biden.
All American soldiers are healthy and sound, said the president, who announced that he would add to the American people later in the morning.
According to a senior American official, the head of the EI died in an explosion he himself caused during the American raid. “At the beginning of the operation, the terrorist target exploded a bomb that killed him as well as members of his own family including women and children,” he said.