Syria
President Joe Biden said a counterterrorism operation in Syria has taken Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi "off the battlefield." Civilians were reportedly killed in the raid.
The Pentagon described it as a “successful mission.” First responders at the scene reported 13 people had been killed, including six children and four women.
Abdul Hamid al-Matar was killed two days after a U.S. military outpost in Syria was hit by drones and rockets.
Conservative MP David Amess was murdered earlier this month while greeting constituents in an English town.
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A Defense Department spokesperson said the actions were “necessary to address the threat and appropriately limited in scope.”
National security adviser Jake Sullivan acknowledged the president's gaffe hours later but not before it drew scrutiny from some viewers.
The conspiracy-endorsing Colorado Republican was mocked for a post about Syrian dictator Bashar Assad and Biden's approval rating.
A half century after Hafez Assad launched a bloodless coup in Syria, his family still rules the country.
The president is campaigning as a peacemaker, and last week ran Facebook ads bragging about his nomination for the "Noble Peace Prize."
The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons said Syria used the chemical weapons sarin and chlorine in a series of attacks in 2017.