The US military and Syrian Democratic Forces conducted a helicopter raid in eastern Syria early Saturday, capturing an ISIS official, according to a statement from US Central Command.
Batar, “an ISIS Syria Province Official involved in planning attacks on SDF-guarded detention centers and manufacturing improvised explosive devices,” was captured in the raid, CENTCOM said in the statement.
The US did not provide any additional information or evidence regarding its claims about Batar.
No civilians, SDF or US forces were killed or injured in the raid, according to CENTCOM.
The development comes on the heels of a separate helicopter raid in Syria on Thursday night that the US military said killed Hamza al-Homsi, a senior ISIS leader.
Four US troops, as well as a working dog, were wounded in that operation after an “explosion,” CNN previously reported.
Officials told CNN that US forces were “close to” al-Homsi when the explosion happened, killing al-Homsi and wounding the US service members. It is unclear at this point if the explosion was the result of a suicide vest, a booby trap or something else, two officials said.
Read the full article here