
US kills Islamic State leader
Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi killed in US attack in Syria
President Biden has announced that the leader of the Islamic State group Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi, has been killed in an attack by US special forces carried in the Syrian province of Idlib. We find our more about al-Qurayshi, and the significance of his death from our Jihadi specialist at ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Monitoring.
Turkish President Recep Tayip Erdogan is the latest world leader to visit Kyiv to get involved in diplomacy to try to avert conflict between Russia and Ukraine. We explain what Turkey’s role could be, with allegiances on both sides.
And ahead of tomorrow’s opening ceremony at the Winter Olympics in Beijing, we speak to an athlete, a competition judge and a reporter about their experiences and impressions so far in the Olympic bubble.
(Photo: A damaged house is seen after an alleged counterterrorism operation by US Special forces in the early morning in Atma village in the northern countryside of Idlib, Syria, 03 February 2022. Credit: EPA/YAHYA NEMAH)
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