Monitoring Desk
ISLAMABAD/WASHINGTON: The US army’s central command has said that its armed forces have captured two Islamic State (IS) members during an air and ground assault in eastern Syria.
The raid happened on Saturday, according to Central Command spokesperson Col Joe Buccino, who said that one civilian sustained “minor wounds” during the attack who was treated at a nearby medical facility before being released.
US captures IS members
The central command alluded to the presence of “partner forces” language, which in the past had been used to refer to the Syrian armed forces, the Syrian Kurdish armed forces group that helped the United States and its allies defeat the IS.
