"Thanks to the skill and bravery of our armed forces, we have taken off the battlefield Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi," President Joe Biden said.
Qurayshi detonated a bomb that killed him and members of his own family, administration officials told US media.
Syrian first responders said they found the bodies of 13 people after the raid.
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United States President Joe Biden said the leader of Daesh (ISIL or ISIS) has been “taken off the battlefield” following a raid in Syria that also killed six children and four women.
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Biden said he would address nation about the the operation at 9:30 AM ET (1430GMT) on Thursday.
“Last night at my direction, US military forces in the Northwest Syria successfully undertook a counterterrorism operation to protect the American people and our Allies, and make the world a safer place,” Biden announced in the statement.
“Thanks to the skill and bravery of our Armed Forces, we have taken off the battlefield Abu Ibrahim Al-Hashimi Al-Qurayshi—the leader of ISIS,” Biden added.
ISIS named Al-Qurayshi as its head in 2019 after confirming the death of former leader Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi.