Pentagon spokesman says the U.S. hoped to capture ISIS leader alive
In an interview on NPR's Morning Edition, Pentagon press secretary John Kirby said U.S. special forces took precautions to spare civilians in the raid.
The pre-dawn raid Thursday that led to the death of Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi was meant to take ISIS leader alive, according to Pentagon press secretary John Kirby.
Kirby, , said the U.S. operation in northern Syria against al-Qurayshi took two hours, more than twice
