Greg Myre, NPR's national security correspondent and expert on ISIS and the Middle East, discusses the high-stakes U.S. raid that led to the death of ISIS leader Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi. He highlights the strategic planning behind the operation and its implications for global security. The conversation shifts to the resilience of ISIS, despite territorial losses, and the tragic civilian casualties resulting from such missions. Myre also analyzes the Biden administration's military strategy and the ongoing challenges in U.S. foreign policy regarding counterterrorism.
President Biden said that ISIS leader Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi blew himself up as U.S. special forces conducted a pre-dawn raid in northern Syria on Thursday. The president said the all Americans returned safely from the operation and every effort was made to limit civilian casualties.
This episode: White House correspondent Asma Khalid, White House correspondent Franco Ordoñez, and national security correspondent Greg Myre.