High Value Target? US Special Operations forces carry out ‘successful’ mission in northwest Syria

[Geee]

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U.S. Special Operations forces carried out a "successful" counter-terrorism mission in northwest Syria on Thursday, the Pentagon said in a statement obtained by Fox News.

John Kirby, the Pentagon press secretary, said there were no U.S. casualties and more information will be provided later.

Human rights groups and witnesses described a large operation by U.S. commandos that seemed to have the intensity and planning of a raid on a high-value target. Social media users posted a purported video of the attack in the nighttime hours. The helicopter was only visible when it opened fire. 

Residents in Atmeh, a village in rebel-held Idlib Province, told the Associated Press that there was a large ground assault, with U.S. forces using loudspeakers asking women and children to leave the area. They described the raid as the biggest operation since the October 2019 killing of Islamic State group leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. :snip:

[Geee]

US special forces carry out large scale anti-terror raid against al-Qaida-linked jihadists at a house in northwest Syria: At least nine dead including women and children after two hour operation

 

[Valin]

28 minutes ago, Geee said:

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Residents in Atmeh, a village in rebel-held Idlib Province, told the Associated Press that there was a large ground assault, with U.S. forces using loudspeakers asking women and children to leave the area. They described the raid as the biggest operation since the October 2019 killing of Islamic State group leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. 

 

Give the rats nest this has become, the question is Which Rebel Group? And Who are they Rebelling against?