WASHINGTON –
U.S. particular operations forces performed a raid in northeast Syria in a single day, killing an Islamic State rebel who was concerned in smuggling weapons and fighters, U.S. officers stated Thursday.
A U.S. official stated a small variety of U.S. troops had been on the bottom close to the village of Qamishli for lower than an hour to conduct the raid. The official spoke on situation of anonymity to debate particulars of the raid.
In a press release, U.S. Central Command stated that the helicopter raid focused Rakkan Wahid al Shamman, who was identified to facilitate the smuggling in assist of IS operations. The assertion stated he was killed within the raid, and that one IS rebel was wounded and two others had been captured and detained.
In keeping with the assertion, no civilians or U.S. troops or had been killed or injured within the raid.
The U.S. continues to have about 900 forces in Syria to advise and help Syrian Democratic Forces within the combat in opposition to the Islamic State group.