Overview

• Troops inserted by helicopter carried out a before-dawn operation in Atmeh, Idlib province, with helicopters and drones providing air cover.
• The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported a senior IS commander known as Abu Hafs al-Qurayshi, an Iraqi national, was detained and another Iraqi was killed.
• Syrian state media identified the target as Iraqi national Salah Numan, known as Ali, and said he was shot dead after attempting to flee.
• The U.S.-led coalition has not publicly commented on the operation, as local Syrian forces later cordoned off the area following the raid.
• An Iraqi security source told AFP that Iraqi intelligence led the mission and said Numan’s wives were arrested, while witnesses described English commands and a translator with an Iraqi accent.