US forces kill senior Islamic State official in pre-dawn Syria raid: official
Local reports said several US helicopters were involved in an operation in an area controlled by the opposition Suqour al-Sham militia.
US special operations forces killed a senior leader of the Islamic State's Syria franchise during a helicopter-borne raid in the country's northwest before dawn on Monday, a US official told Al-Monitor.
Two other armed individuals were also killed during the operation, the official said, adding that no US troops or civilians were reported to have been hurt.
