US Forces Rescue 70 Iraqis Held Captive By ISIS.

US special forces have rescued 70 Kurds held
captive by Isis in an overnight raid on a militant-run
prison near the northern ISIS stronghold of Hawija.
One soldier was killed and several senior ISIS
militants were also seized during the ‘successful’
operation, it has been reported.

Airstrikes were used to destroy roads leading to
the site, to prevent militants making an escape. The
raid reportedly involved American helicopters, Kurdish
and American Special Operations forces and airstrikes.

Sheikh Irfan, who said his nephew was among
the Kurdish peshmerga fighters held prisoner,
said a peshmerga official called his family today
to confirm the rescue mission. He said he was told
that 70 hostages were freed, including peshmerga fighters.

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