US military says the men were killed in two separate attacks, including a rare helicopter assault in a government controlled area
A rare US helicopter raid on a government-held village in Syria’s north-east killed a senior Islamic State militant hiding out there and a separate US airstrike later on Thursday killed two others, the US military says.
The US has carried out previous raids in Syria against members of Islamic State, but Thursday’s would be the first known operation against the group in a zone held by forces loyal to the president, Bashar al-Assad.
Reuters and Agence France-Presse contributed to this report
Continue reading…US military says the men were killed in two separate attacks, including a rare helicopter assault in a government controlled areaA rare US helicopter raid on a government-held village in Syria’s north-east killed a senior Islamic State militant hiding out there and a separate US airstrike later on Thursday killed two others, the US military says.The US has carried out previous raids in Syria against members of Islamic State, but Thursday’s would be the first known operation against the group in a zone held by forces loyal to the president, Bashar al-Assad.Reuters and Agence France-Presse contributed to this report Continue reading…