CNN: US and British soldiers killed in Syria were on ISIS 'kill or capture' mission
(CNN)The US and British soldiers killed in an improvised explosive devise blast in Manbij, Syria, last week were on a classified mission to "kill or capture a known ISIS member" according to Pentagon spokesman Major Adrian Rankine-Galloway. The US military is releasing few details about the mission that killed Master Sgt. Jonathan J. Dunbar and UK soldier Sgt. Matt Tonroe.
They were killed and five other troops were wounded in a March 30 IED blast. The US military has not said if the IED was in a building, a vehicle or buried in the road. The troops were out of their vehicles at the time of the explosion, according to a US official. There is also no word on whether the target was found and captured or killed.
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Update: US, British soldiers killed conducting 'kill or capture' mission in Syria (ABC News)
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WNU Editor: That must have been one high-profile ISIS member for this joint special forces unit to be assembled and used in targeting this individual.
