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US Special Forces held a raid in Syria
The USST has a raid in the east of Syria. This was first announced by CNN, and then officially confirmed the Pentagon. On the night of May 16, special forces flew to the country's territory by helicopter and attacked a group of militants of the Islamic State.
They tried to detain a certain Abu Sayyaf, who is responsible for the terrorists for the production and trade of oil. During the shootout, he was killed. Together with him, special forces killed several more militants. The wife of Abu Sayyaf managed to detain.
Reuters, citing Syrian television, reports that the Syria army killed the Islamic State “Islamic State” in the east of the country. At the same time, he is called Abu Al-Tym al-Saudi.
According to the agency, he was killed in the area of the main oil field of Syria, which was captured by the Islamic State in July 2014. American special forces are not mentioned in the message.
The wife of Abu Sayyafa was taken to Iraq for interrogation. None of the special forces was injured. (English.
- Since September 2014, the coalition led by the United States has been conducting air strikes in Syria against terrorists from the Islamic State. At the same time, the United States has repeatedly stated that they would not carry out ground operations.
- The Islamic State is considered the most powerful and rich terrorist group. She receives income, including from oil production in the territories controlled by her in Iraq and Syria.