US: ISIS Leader Snatched in Syria Raid

A Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) fighter stands near Kurdish internal security special forces during a security operation in al-Hol camp which holds displaced people and families of Islamic State fighters, in Hasaka governorate, in northeast Syria August 26, 2022. REUTERS/Orhan Qereman

Helicopter-borne US troops working with Syrian Kurdish-led forces on Saturday captured an ISIS provincial official in Syria, the US military said.

The ISIS official, identified as Batar, was "involved in planning attacks on... detention centers and manufacturing improvised explosive devices," the US military's Central Command said.