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           US Special Forces Kill IS Commander in Syria, Capture Wife

   by VOA News

   U.S. special forces have killed a top Islamic State commander and
   captured his wife in eastern Syria, the White House and Pentagon said
   Saturday.

   The overnight raid targeted a man known as Abu Sayyaf, who Washington
   describes as being involved in the militant group's military and
   financial operations, including the black market oil operation that
   funds much of the organization's activities.

   The White House said U.S. President Barack Obama late Friday directed
   the Pentagon to send U.S. personnel based in Iraq to conduct the
   operation in al-Amr.

   The IS leader's wife, known as Umm Sayyaf, is in U.S. military
   detention in Iraq. During the raid, a young Yazidi woman held by the
   couple was also freed.

   No U.S. personnel were killed or injured in the operation, according to
   National Security Council spokeswoman Bernadette Meehan.

   "The operation represents another significant blow to ISIL, and it is a
   reminder that the United States will never waver in denying safe haven
   to terrorists who threaten our citizens, and those of our friends and
   allies," U.S. Secretary of Defense Ash Carter said in an emailed
   statement.

   The U.S. and several partner countries have conducted daily airstrikes
   against Islamic State targets in Syria and Iraq for months, but have
   strictly limited the participation of ground forces. The coalition
   carried out a combined 21 aerial raids overnight.
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