US helicopters carry out a raid in northeastern Syria/Joshua Roberts/Reuters
2023.04.18 Tue posted at 07:39 JST
（ＣＮＮ） A U.S. military helicopter carried out a raid in northeastern Syria in the early hours of Saturday morning, killing a leader and two armed members of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group, a U.S. Central Command spokesman said. killed people.
The official is said to be a planner responsible for terrorist attacks in the Middle East and Europe. Central Command identified the cadre as Abdulhadi Mahmud Alhaj Ali that afternoon.
The Central Command said the operation was carried out after U.S. intelligence learned that ISIS was planning to kidnap officials abroad.
There was no casualty or property damage to the US military. No civilian casualties were reported.
“While this raid has dealt a heavy blow to ISIS operations in the region, it has not eradicated ISIS’ ability to conduct operations,” Central Command Commander Kurilla said in a statement, adding that ISIS continues to operate outside the Middle East. pointed out that it has the ambition to attack with He said he would continue to fight against ISIS.
The United States is continuing its mop-up operations in both Syria and Iraq to prevent the re-expansion of ISIS. The Central Command said it carried out a helicopter raid in eastern Syria a week ago and captured three ISIS operatives.
