One person was killed in a US airborne operation early Thursday morning in a Syrian government-controlled area south of Qamishli, local media reports. According to the report, the operation by the .
The deputy leader of the so-called "Islamic State" in Syria and a senior weapons smuggler were among the targets killed in a pair of military operations in Syrian-government controlled areas in the country's north.
Syrian and American troops clash in the Arab country’s northeastern province of Hasakah, following an airdrop operation by the US military in the oil-rich area.
UK-based Observatory for Human Rights says 1st time U.S. forces conduct such an operation, lasting hours, in a zone held by forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad