US-led coalition captures a senior ISIL (ISIS) member in Syria: State media
Summary
A US-led coalition captured a senior member of ISIL (ISIS) in northwest Syria. The raid took place in Atmeh town near the Turkish border, and Syrian reports said the man was known as Abu Hafs al-Qurashi, though there are discrepancies about his identity in various reports.Key Facts
- A US-led coalition captured a senior ISIL member in northwest Syria's Atmeh town.
- The raid happened before dawn, involving troops landing from helicopters.
- The captured ISIL commander is identified by some sources as Abu Hafs al-Qurashi, an Iraqi citizen.
- Conflicting reports say the man was either captured or killed; Syrian media suggests he was killed under the name Salah Noman.
- The raid marks the second known US operation in northern Syria since Bashar al-Assad's ousting in December.
- In July, the US killed a different senior ISIL leader in Syria's Aleppo region.
- ISIL, once controlling large areas, still conducts attacks despite being defeated in Iraq and Syria.
- The group's earlier massacres included atrocities against the Yazidi people in Iraq.
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