Pentagon willing to review Syrian raid after reports of civilian deaths; Biden says IS leader blew himself up – live

Unicef confirms that at least six children were killed and one girl badly injured in Atme; Joe Biden says Islamic State leader blew himself up

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Thanks to the bravery of our forces, this horrible terrorist is no more," Biden says.

He adds Washington decided on a a special forces raid, rather than airstrike, to minimise civilian casualties."