IS chief al-Qurayshi: Why getting him mattered so much to the US
The operation which killed the head of the extremist group was unusually high-risk.
By Gordon CoreraSecurity correspondent
Image caption, The overnight raid reportedly sparked a fierce battle on the ground
The decision to deploy a Special Forces team to target Abu Ibrahim al-Hashi… [+3227 chars]
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