President Biden confirms Islamic State leader killed in Syria
President Joe Biden has confirmed that the leader of the Islamic State group was killed during an overnight raid by US special forces in north-west Syria.
Qurayshi detonated a bomb that killed him and members of his own family, Mr Biden said in a statement from the White House.
Watch Mr Biden explain why he chose to send in troops rather than target the suspect in a drone strike.
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