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American special ops forces in syria. the leader of isis dead along with a half dozen other people. courtney kube has late details from the pentagon. >> reporter: daylight and the aftermath of a nighttime u.s. military raid in northwestern syria targeting and killing the leader of isis. his name, abu ibrahim al hashimi al qurayshi. >> thanks to bravery of our troops, this horrible terrorist leader is no more. >> reporter: the mission months in the making. the u.s. positively identified his location in early december, and after weeks of practicing, president biden gave the military the green li...

Helicopter gunships, drone support. talk about what it takes to pull something like that off in northern syria. >> first john, thanks very much, but we're not surprised by this, are we? this is exactly what our special operations command does and specifically what jsoc does so incredibly well. immensely elite special operators. this is how they train as a matter of routine. it starts with incredible, precise intelligence over the course of time. intelligence that confirms intelligence. you get into pattern of life and the types of intelligence can be technical intelligence, imagery, signals in...

Science israel recognizes it, some states. we don't for some reason. same thick in our military right now. guys are being purged and pushed out of the military record numbers. a lot of our war fighters it's a scary moment. >> ainsley: i talked to someone. he said do not believe the numbers. it is much higher than what they're telling us. his son is in the marines they lost -- i can't remember the exact number. out of the hundreds that they have. i think they lost 50 of several hundred that are in his unit. >> pete: i spoke to a man in the ranger unit. he said 25 of his company. which is about ...

>> this horrible terrorist leader is no more. >> the mission months in the making. the u.s. positively identified his location in early december, and after weeks of practicing, president biden gave the military the green light on tuesday. u.s. special operators arrived near the compound via helicopters. moving to the building where he was believed to be living, closing in, they used bullhorns urging everyone to leave. before the u.s. military even set foot inside, a massive explosion from the third floor, officials say the isis leader detonating a bomb killing himself, his wife and two childre...