The U.S. military identified the killed IS commander as Hamza al-Homsi.
The U.S. military said Friday a helicopter raid led by its forces in northeast Syria left a senior leader with the Islamic State group dead and four American service members wounded.
The military added in the short statement that the operation was conducted Thursday night in partnership with the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces which is allied with the U.S.
It added that “an explosion on target resulted in four U.S. service members and one working dog wounded.
