Russia says it supports US anti-terror efforts
(VOVWORLD) - Russia on Wednesday said it supports the anti-terrorism stance of the United States after an IS leader was killed in an American raid, in a rare conciliatory tone amid tensions between Washington and Moscow over Ukraine.
 The building, which houses Abu Ibrahim al-Hashemi al-Quraishi, is seen in Atmeh, Syria, February 3, 2022. (Photo: AP) |
"We support the efforts of other countries, including members of the US-led international coalition, in the anti-terrorist direction," Moscow's foreign ministry said in a statement, while also calling for a "thorough investigation" should civilian casualties of the US raid be confirmed.
US President Joe Biden said on Thursday that the leader of Islamic State Abu Ibrahim al-Hashemi al-Quraishi died when he blew himself and family members up during a US military raid in Syria.
Quraishi had led Islamic State since the death in 2019 of its founder Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, who was also killed when he detonated explosives during a raid by US commandos.