Senior Islamic State leader detained in US raid in Syria

A senior IS leader was detained by US-led forces during a pre-dawn raid in northern Syria on Thursday.
An aerial picture shows Syrian locals near a destroyed truck at the spot where Abu Hassan al-Muhajir, Islamic State spokesman, was reportedly killed in a raid in the village of Ayn al-Bayda near Jarablus, Syria, Oct. 28, 2019.
An aerial picture shows Syrian locals near a destroyed truck at the spot where Abu Hassan al-Muhajir, Islamic State spokesman, was reportedly killed in a raid in the village of Ayn al-Bayda near Jarablus, Syria, Oct. 28, 2019. - Aref Tammawi/AFP via Getty Images
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A senior Islamic State (IS) leader was detained by the US-led coalition during a helicopterborne, pre-dawn raid in northern Syria on Thursday.

Hani Ahmed al-Kurdi is believed to be “an experienced bomb maker and facilitator who became one of the group’s top leaders in Syria,” the US-led coalition said in a statement. Local reports suggested the raid occurred southwest of the town of Jarablus, in an area controlled by Syrian opposition forces backed by Turkey.

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