Armed Forces in the United States have captured senior ISIS leader Hani Ahmed al-Kurdi.
On Thursday, the U.S forces announced that the senior ISIS leader who is known as an experienced bomb maker during an operation in Syria, has been detained.
“The mission was meticulously planned to minimize the risk of collateral damage, particularly any potential harm to civilians,” Operation Inherent Resolve, the U.S.-led coalition against ISIS, said in an official statement.
“There were no civilians harmed during the operation nor any damage to Coalition aircraft or assets.” They added.
According to the U.S officials, Al-Kurdi is also known as the “Wali of Raqqa.”
Earlier this year, ISIS leader Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi detonated a suicide vest and killed himself in northwest Syria during a U.S. Special Operations counterterrorism mission.
Moreover, in October 2019 another former leader of ISIS, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi also killed himself when U.S. Special Operations forces entered a compound where he was located in northern Syria.
“Coalition forces will continue to hunt the remnants of Daesh wherever they hide to ensure their enduring defeat,” Operation Inherent Resolve said.
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Early this year, an American woman from Kansas was
was charged with a variety of terrorist activities inside and outside the United States including providing material support to terrorist organizations.
“These activities allegedly include, but are not limited to, planning and recruiting operatives for a potential future attack on a college campus inside the United States and serving as the appointed leader and organizer of an ISIS military battalion, known as the Khatiba Nusaybah, in order to train women on the use of automatic firing AK-47 assault rifles, grenades and suicide belts.” The DOJ explained.
According to the Justice Department, she had been leading and training all-female ISIS forces in Syria.
“Allison Elizabeth Fluke-Ekren, aka ‘Allison Elizabeth Brooks,’ aka ‘Allison Ekren,’ aka ‘Umm Mohammed al-Amriki,’ aka ‘Umm Mohammed’ and aka ‘Umm Jabril,’ 42, a former resident of Kansas, traveled to Syria several years ago for the purpose of committing or supporting terrorism,” the DOJ said in a press release.
“Additionally, Fluke-Ekren allegedly provided ISIS and ISIS members with services, which included providing lodging, translating speeches made by ISIS leaders, training children on the use of AK-47 assault rifles and suicide belts and teaching extremist ISIS doctrine.” The DOJ added.
