The world’s most elite military unit “Delta Force” conducted the overnight raid in Syria that resulted in the death of ISIS leader Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi, according to a source.
According to witnesses, thirteen people were reportedly killed in the roughly two-hour U.S. operation - including six children and four women. A senior administration official said al-Qurayshi died at the beginning of the operation when he exploded a bomb that killed him and members of his family, Human Events News previously reported.
As reported by the Daily Caller, Delta Force is the Army’s tier-one unit responsible for multiple highly classified and dangerous raids. The unit has received several awards for its involvement in operations such as Operation Acid Gambit and Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Delta Force was also involved in the raid leading to former ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi’s death in 2019 and the 2003 capture of deposed Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein.
The source familiar with the situation said that other units were involved in the operation in a “support role.”
The operation in its entirety was made more difficult because al-Qurayshi lived in a residential building with what U.S. officials believe were innocent families on the first floor.
