died or was killed rather during a targeted rate by us forces in syria senior us officials say abil ibrahim, she mccrae, she blew himself up as the operation got underway in the north west of the country . here is more of what the u. s. president said. our forces carried out the operation with their signature preparation of precision. and i directed the department of defense to take every precaution possible to minimize civilian casualties. knowing that this terrorist had chosen surround himself with families, including children, we made a choice to pursue a special forces raid at a much greater risk than our to our own people. rather than targeting him with an air strike. we made this choice to minimize civilian casualties. let's go straight to the w over salad in washington. are any more details at the u. s. present shared during his remarks. layla is the biggest u. s rayed and syria since the killing of our bach. her albert daddy, back in 2019, we know that some 13 people were killed. president biden praised his service members. he said that all us soldiers were able to get out safely. a