CBS News correspondent Cami McCormick said the U.S. military's Central Command confirmed only that American forces had conducted a raid in northeast Syria targeting a 'senior' ISIS official, releasing no further details.
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A U.S. official told CBS News senior national security correspondent David Martin the raid involved U.S. special operations forces who swept in by helicopter. The official said one person was killed and another wounded, but that the military was still working to confirm their identities. There were no U.S. casualties.
"CENTCOM forces conducted a raid in northeast Syria targeting a senior ISIS official," spokesman Colonel Joe Buccino said in a statement sent to CBS News and other outlets, adding that more information would be provided once"operational details" were confirmed.Syria's state broadcaster said a U.S.
At least two people were captured alive in the operation, a Syrian and an Iraqi, the monitoring group said.
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