- Six children were among those killed in a US raid in Syria, first responders told the Associated Press.
- At least 13 people were killed in total, the AP reported.
- Biden said on Thursday that a mission in Iraq had "taken off the battlefield" the leader of ISIS.
At least 13 civilians, including six children, were killed in a US raid in Syria, first responders at the scene said, according to the Associated Press.
Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby said on Wednesday: "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."
President Joe Biden said on Thursday morning that a military operation in northwest Syria had "taken off the battlefield Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi—the leader of ISIS."
He did not confirm that it was the same mission the Pentagon announced. He said he would "deliver remarks to the American people" later on Thursday.
Kirby did not say who or what the target of the raid was, but an Iraqi intelligence official with knowledge of the mission told the AP that it was targeting a high-ranking militant leader.
Four women were also among the dead, the AP reported, citing first responders.
