U.S. Military Launches Daring Mission Against ISIS
Published 13 hours ago
on August 20, 2025
By Cullen McCue
The U.S. Military carried out a raid in Northern Syria on Tuesday that successfully neutralized a senior ISIS figure who was poised to become the militant group’s leader in the war-torn nation, the Pentagon announced Wednesday.
A key ISIS financial officer was also killed in the operation, a senior Defense Department official told Fox News. Both men had been actively planning attacks against in Iraq and Syria over the last several months.
No U.S. service members were killed or injured in the operation, and there were no injuries reported to civilians.
The unnamed official described the raid as a “successful operation” targeting a senior ISIS member assessed to be a strong candidate to assume the role of ISIS Syria Emir. The Pentagon assessed that his ascension would pose a direct threat to the United States and coalition partners, as well as the extremely fragile Syrian government.
The operation was conducted as part of ongoing counterterrorism operations in the region that have been ongoing in varying degrees of intensity over the past decade. “We will continue to pursue ISIS terrorists with unwavering determination throughout the region,” the official told Fox News.
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