A building destroyed in the aftermath of a counter-terrorism mission conducted by the U.S. Special Operations Forces is seen in Atmeh, Syria, February 3. Mohamed Al-Daher/via REUTERS
RT: Russia & US cooperated in killing of ISIS leader – reports
Washington told Moscow to stay out of the area during the raid that eliminated al-Qurayshi America’s successful mission to kill the leader of the Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS) was coordinated with Russia, with Moscow being warned in advance to stay away, CNN reported on Thursday.
Citing an anonymous US defense official, the news agency said that Washington told Moscow that it would be operating “in a broad general area of northwest Syria, during a timeframe, and told them to stay out of the area.”
This is not the first time the two nations have cooperated in the country, despite Russia’s belief that the Americans are operating in the country illegally. The Russian operation began in 2015, after Syrian President Bashar Assad requested military aid from the Kremlin.
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WNU Editor: ISIS leader al-Qurayshi was killed in a region of Idlib that is mainly controlled by the Free Syrian Army (FSA), a group that is protected by Turkey .... Raid against al-Qurayshi amid fighting among Islamist factions near Idlib (Asia News)