U.S. Central Command conducts raids in Syria, detains IS operatives – statement

CAIRO (Reuters) – The U.S. Central Command forces conducted three helicopter raids in eastern Syria over the past 48 hours, which resulted in detaining six Islamic State operatives, according to a statement on Tuesday.

One of those detained was a senior IS Syria province member involved in attacks in Syria, according to the statement.

(Reporting by Enas Alashray, writing by Ahmad Ghaddar in Dubai, editing by Ed Osmond)