The leader of the Islamic State (IS) group has been killed in an overnight US special forces raid in north-west Syria, President Joe Biden says.

Mr Biden said the death of Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi had “removed a major terrorist threat to the world”.

Qurayshi detonated a bomb that killed himself and members of his own family.

Syrian first responders said they found the bodies of 13 people after the raid.

Ros Atkins reports on what we know about this operation.

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