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U.S. Special Forces Conduct Raid in Aleppo, Syria

Unverified reports claim U.S. special forces conducted a “kill or extract” mission on August 20, 2025, targeting a suspected high-ranking ISIS leader, possibly the group’s new “caliph,” in northern Aleppo, Syria, using tactical helicopters and fast-rope insertion. This aligns with prior U.S. counterterrorism operations, like the 2019 raid that killed ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. Aleppo, a former ISIS stronghold, has seen resurgent militant activity since the Assad regime’s collapse, compounded by Israeli strikes on Iranian targets.