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October 11, 2022       Share:    

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/06/world/middleeast/isis-leader-syria-us-raid.html

U.S. Forces Kill Senior ISIS Leaders in Syria

(New York Times) Hwaida Saad - U.S. Special Operations forces carried out two major strikes against the Islamic State in northern Syria on Thursday, killing three senior figures responsible for arming and recruiting fighters and plotting attacks. U.S. forces dropped from helicopters inside Syrian government territory in northeastern Syria and killed Rakkan Wahid al-Shammari, who facilitated the smuggling of weapons and fighters to support ISIS operations. Several hours later, an Islamic State deputy leader in Syria and a man responsible for the group's prisoner affairs were killed in a U.S. drone strike.

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