Beirut, Lebanon : Commandos from the US-led coalition battling the ISIS group have raided a village held by the terrorists in eastern Syria, a monitor and the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces said on Monday.
US Central Command told AFP that "an operation was conducted in that area", but declined to give further details.
At least 25 terrorists were killed in the two-hour raid, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitor said.
The oil-rich eastern province, which borders Iraq, is almost totally under ISIS control and has been regularly targeted by US-led forces.
They also targeted an ISIS-controlled water facility in the village, killing at least 11 jihadists in a firefight.
"Four American Apache helicopters and two back-up helicopters, carried out a commando raid" in Al-Kubar on Sunday at noon, he said.
A Syrian army official said military radars had detected the operation but could not identify the nationality of the aircraft.
Deir Ezzor is Syria's second biggest province after Homs. Since early 2015 the terrorists have besieged the provincial capital, also called Deir Ezzor, home to some 200,000 people.
US Central Command told AFP that "an operation was conducted in that area", but declined to give further details.
At least 25 terrorists were killed in the two-hour raid, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitor said.
The oil-rich eastern province, which borders Iraq, is almost totally under ISIS control and has been regularly targeted by US-led forces.
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They also targeted an ISIS-controlled water facility in the village, killing at least 11 jihadists in a firefight.
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"Four American Apache helicopters and two back-up helicopters, carried out a commando raid" in Al-Kubar on Sunday at noon, he said.
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A Syrian army official said military radars had detected the operation but could not identify the nationality of the aircraft.
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Deir Ezzor is Syria's second biggest province after Homs. Since early 2015 the terrorists have besieged the provincial capital, also called Deir Ezzor, home to some 200,000 people.
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