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The building of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian FederationMOSCOW, February 3If reports of civilian casualties during a US special operation in Syria are confirmed, this should be thoroughly investigated, the Russian Foreign Ministry said. On Thursday, US President Joe Biden announced that last night the country's armed forces carried out a counter-terrorist operation in northwestern Syria, as a result which killed one of the leaders of the IS* terrorist group, banned in the Russian Federation, Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Kureishi. It is believed that this militant was the highest-ranking member of the IS * after the death of former leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. «At the same time, in our practical actions, we are guided by the need for careful selection of targets when planning and implementing pinpoint military operations in order to exclude the possibility of civilian deaths. We call for this and other countries directly involved in counter-terrorist actions. If information about civilian casualties during this action of Americans is confirmed, then this should probably be the subject of a thorough investigation, «the message on the website of the Russian diplomatic department says. Pentagon John Kirby, this operation was carried out only by US forces. At the same time, at least three civilians were killed during the operation of the US military against al-Qureyshi in northwestern Syria, and the US military blew up its own helicopter, which broke down during the operation. At the same time, the United States blamed terrorists for the deaths of civilians. Moscow supports the efforts of other states, including the United States, in the anti-terrorist direction in Syria, according to the website of the Russian Foreign Ministry in connection with the liquidation of the ISIS leader *. «We support the efforts of other states, including among members of the US-led international coalition in the antiterrorist direction. We are ready to cooperate with all interested countries in the interests of establishing a joint effective counteraction to this common threat for all,» the message says.* Terrorist organization banned in Russia