February 17, 2023 12:17pm EST
4 US servicemembers injured during Syria raid that left ISIS senior leader dead
CENTCOM announced death of Hamza al-Homsi on Friday
By Peter Aitken | Fox News
Four U.S. service members were wounded and a senior ISIS leader killed during a helicopter raid in Northern Syria, officials announced Friday.
U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) announced the death of Hamza al-Homsi, a senior ISIS leader targeted by the raid.
An explosion during the raid in the vicinity of Deir ez-Zor, Syria injured four U.S. service members as well as a working dog, all of whom are receiving treatment at a U.S. medical facility in Iraq.
U.S. service members last suffered injuries during a rocket attack on a base in Syria back in August 2022, which left one person with minor injuries and two others under evaluation for minor injuries.
The U.S. partnered with the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) to execute the raid.
Sinam Mohamad, the representative of the Syrian Democratic Council to the U.S., told Fox News Digital that "the U.S. presence in northeast Syria is still essential to end ISIS."
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