Remains of United States helicopter ruined in air campaign targeting Isis leader

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    remains of US helicopter following raid by US special forces in Syria last night

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    At least 13 individuals were left dead in northwestern Syria (Picture: AFP)

    Dramatic photos reveal the charred remains of a United States helicopter after a counterterrorism objective targeted the leader of the Islamic State militant group.

    Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi passed away by taking off a bomb that eliminated himself and members of his household as United States forces approached.

    The helicopter was deserted after suffering a mechanical issue and was later on ruined in a United States air campaign.

    Birds- eye images reveal it in pieces following the blast in northwestern Syria on Thursday early morning.

    At least 13 individuals were left dead consisting of 6 kids and 4 ladies. All Americans associated with the operation returned securely.

    It was the biggest raid on Idlib province because the 2019 United States attack targeting the Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi

    EDITORS NOTE: Graphic content / A aerial view taken on February 3, 2022 in the village of Jindayris in the Afrin region of Syria's rebel-hel northern Aleppo province shows a man standing next to the remains of a US helicopter following an overnight raid by US special operations forces against suspected jihadists in the Syrian norwestern province of Idlib. (Photo by Rami al SAYED / AFP) (Photo by RAMI AL SAYED/AFP via Getty Images)

    An bird’s-eye view handled February 3, 2022 in the town of Jindayris (Picture: AFP by means of Getty Images)

    EDITORS NOTE: Graphic content / A picture taken on February 3, 2022 in the village of Jindayris in the Afrin region of Syria's rebel-hel northern Aleppo province shows the remains of a US helicopter following an overnight raid by US special operations forces against suspected jihadists in the Syrian norwestern province of Idlib. (Photo by Rami al SAYED / AFP) (Photo by RAMI AL SAYED/AFP via Getty Images)

    The helicopter was deserted after suffering a mechanical issue (Picture: AFP by means of Getty Images)

    President Joe Biden stated in a declaration that he bought the raid to ‘protect the American people and our allies, and make the world a safer place’.

    ‘Thanks to the skill and bravery of our armed forces, we have taken off the battlefield Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi – the leader of Isis’, the United States leader stated in a declaration.

    Pentagon press secretary John Kirby included: ‘The mission was successful. There were no US casualties.’

    The Observatory stated the soldiers landed in helicopters. Residents and activists explained experiencing a big ground attack, with United States forces utilizing loudspeakers advising ladies and kids to leave the location.

    Omar Saleh, a close-by local, stated he was asleep when his windows and doors began to rattle to the noise of low-flying airplane at 1.10 am regional time.

    EDITORS NOTE: Graphic content / A picture taken on February 3, 2022 in the village of Jindayris in the Afrin region of Syria's rebel-hel northern Aleppo province shows the remains of a US helicopter following an overnight raid by US special operations forces against suspected jihadists in the Syrian norwestern province of Idlib. (Photo by Rami al SAYED / AFP) (Photo by RAMI AL SAYED/AFP via Getty Images)

    All Americans associated with the operation returned securely (Picture: AFP by means of Getty Images)

    EDITORS NOTE: Graphic content / A picture taken on February 3, 2022 in the village of Jindayris in the Afrin region of Syria's rebel-hel northern Aleppo province shows the remains of a US helicopter following an overnight raid by US special operations forces against suspected jihadists in the Syrian norwestern province of Idlib. (Photo by Rami al SAYED / AFP) (Photo by RAMI AL SAYED/AFP via Getty Images)

    The United States exploded their own helicopter (Picture: AFP by means of Getty Images)

    He went to open the windows with the lights off, and saw 3 helicopters. He then heard a guy, speaking Arabic with an Iraqi or Saudi accent through a speaker, advising ladies to give up or leave the location.

    ‘This went on for 45 minutes. There was no response. Then the machine gunfire erupted’ Mr Saleh stated. He stated the shooting continued for 2 hours, as airplane circled around low over the location.

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