Biden says US ‘removed major threat to the world’ in deadly raid on IS leader

• Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi killed by US special forces
• Qurayshi blew himself up when forces approached, killing 13

Joe Biden on Thursday said US special forces successfully removed a major threat to the world" after the leader of the Islamic State, Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi, blew himself up in a pre-dawn raid in Syria.

As troops approached, in a final act of desperate cowardice," Qurayshi blew himself up the third floor of a house, killing his own family members, the US president said.