An ISIS operative was killed Thursday in a uncommon raid in northeast Syria identified to be held by pro-government forces, a U.S. protection official informed Fox News.
The goal was positioned within the metropolis of Qamishli in northeast Syria close to the Turkish border, a protection official confirmed.
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The ISIS operative killed within the raid was named Abu Hayel, also referred to as Rakkan Wahid al-Shammri, whereas one different unidentified ISIS fighter was additionally wounded.
A U.S. protection official confirmed for Fox News that there have been no U.S. casualties and no operational studies of civilian casualties.
A masked Islamic State soldier poses holding the ISIS flag in 2015.
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The aim of the operation stays unclear.
Although the U.S. has carried out raids in Syria concentrating on ISIS members, the Thursday raid is believed to be the primary carried out in an space identified to be held by forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad, reported Reuters.
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Syrian state information stated the raid was carried out by airborne forces with the help of Syrian Kurdish forces, and claimed that one civilian was killed whereas others have been captured.
The U.S. has been preventing ISIS in Syria since 2015 and continues to take care of a presence within the nation with some 1,000 troopers stationed there.
