At least nine people including women and children killed in an operation carried out by US forces in Syria's Idlib, civil defence teams say
At least nine people have been killed in an operation carried out by US forces in Syria's Idlib province.The operation targeted an individual suspected to be affiliated with the Daesh terrorist group with the support of an F-16 fighter jet and a helicopter."At around 00.30 , there was a noise coming from outside, I thought it was a flood.
Gunshots were then heard from near the house after US soldiers were calling for surrender, according to the resident who said that the neighbouring homes were damaged.Commenting on the operation, US Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby said in a brief statement that the operation was successful. Kirby stated that there were no casualties from the US side and that more information will be shared when it becomes available.Footage captured by an Anadolu Agency team at the scene showed some walls and ceilings of the house collapsed due to bombs thrown during the raid, a kitchen part burned, all the furniture was destroyed and traces of blood on the floors.
According to local sources, the operation may have targeted one of the most wanted ringleaders of the Daesh terrorist group. In October 2019, the US announced that Daesh leader Abu Bakr al Baghdadi was killed in a similar operation in Idlib.
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