Published : 03-02-2022
A raid by US Special Forces in north-western Syria has resulted in the killing of 13 people, including women and children, sparking panic among Palestinian and Syrians refugees taking shelter in the displacement camps set up in the area.
The raid by US commandos – which witnesses said involved helicopters, explosions and machine-gun fire – took place in the city of Atmeh in the north-western Syrian province of Idlib in the early hours of the morning, lasting for around two hours.
According to the Syrian Civil Defence, also known as the White Helmets, the number of those who died as a result of the raid was 13 people, including four women and six children.
Following the strike, the Pentagon labelled it a successful, large-scale counter-terrorism raid and hailed the fact that there "were no US casualties." It added that "More information will be provided as it becomes available."
On the afternoon, it was then announced that the raid was conducted to intercept the leader of Daesh, Abu Ibrahim Al-Hashimi Al-Qurayshi, and that some of the others who died were his family members. In a brief statement, US President, Joe Biden, claimed that the raid was a "counter-terrorism operation to protect the American people and our Allies, and make the world a safer place."
A raid by US Special Forces in north-western Syria has resulted in the killing of 13 people, including women and children, sparking panic among Palestinian and Syrians refugees taking shelter in the displacement camps set up in the area.
The raid by US commandos – which witnesses said involved helicopters, explosions and machine-gun fire – took place in the city of Atmeh in the north-western Syrian province of Idlib in the early hours of the morning, lasting for around two hours.
According to the Syrian Civil Defence, also known as the White Helmets, the number of those who died as a result of the raid was 13 people, including four women and six children.
Following the strike, the Pentagon labelled it a successful, large-scale counter-terrorism raid and hailed the fact that there "were no US casualties." It added that "More information will be provided as it becomes available."
On the afternoon, it was then announced that the raid was conducted to intercept the leader of Daesh, Abu Ibrahim Al-Hashimi Al-Qurayshi, and that some of the others who died were his family members. In a brief statement, US President, Joe Biden, claimed that the raid was a "counter-terrorism operation to protect the American people and our Allies, and make the world a safer place."
