U.S. troops carry out ground raid against ISIS in Syria
U.S. troops target Islamic State leadership during ground raid into Syria
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U.S. Special Operations forces carried out a ground operation in eastern Syria on Jan. 8, 2017. The mission was to capture leaders of the Islamic State, U.S. officials said. The photo above shows armed men in uniform identified by Syrian Democratic Forces as U.S. Special Operations forces in Syria in May 2016. (Liz Sly, Missy Ryan, Jason Aldag/The Washington Post)
By Liz Sly and Missy Ryan January 9
BEIRUT — U.S. Special Operations troops carried out a ground operation in eastern Syria aimed at capturing an Islamic State militant, U.S. officials said Monday.
The raid took place Sunday near a small town along the Euphrates River valley, in the vicinity of the city of Deir al-Zour and deep in the heart of Islamic State territory, according to the officials and Syrian activist groups.
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The troops, who landed on helicopters, spent about 90 minutes in the area, then left carrying Islamic State captives and bodies, according to witnesses quoted by the website Deir al-Zour 24, which monitors Islamic State activity in that province.
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