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title: "U.S. Special Forces Quietly Hunting ISIS?"
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**The headline was a statement. Presenting as a statement of fact. This is not a fact. In fact the *“unilateral”* helicopter raid leading to the *“probable death”* of the target hardly appears factual. Rather it come off as speculative.**

[Newsweek](https://www.newsweek.com/isis-american-military-raid-syria-islamic-state-iraq-central-command-1794738?piano_t=1)

> **U.S. troops in Syria carried out a raid** on Monday against a senior [ISIS](https://www.newsweek.com/topic/isis) leader **“responsible for planning terror attacks in the Middle East and Europe,” according to the [U.S. military](https://www.newsweek.com/topic/u.s.-military).**
> 
> **The “unilateral” helicopter raid led to the “probable death” of the target,** with two other armed individuals killed in the course of the operation on the morning of April 17, the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said in a statement.
> 
> No U.S. troops were injured, nor any helicopters damaged in the operation, and no civilians were harmed, CENTCOM said.

**So speculative, in fact, the death is only believed to have occurred.** **And since it was one lone helicopter that undertook the raid we simply can’t verify anything.**

[Task and Purpose](https://taskandpurpose.com/news/us-military-syria-raid-isis-leader/)

> **US. military officials believe that a senior leader of the Islamic State group was likely killed** during a helicopter raid on Monday in northern Syria, according to Central Command, or CENTCOM.
> 
> The raid resulted in the **“probable death”** of the ISIS leader, described as an operational planner in charge of planning attacks in the Middle East and Europe, [a CENTCOM news release says.](https://www.centcom.mil/MEDIA/PRESS-RELEASES/Press-Release-View/Article/3360141/centcom-forces-capture-isis-operative-in-helicopter-raid/) Two other armed people were killed during the operation.
> 
> **So far, U.S. military officials have not released the name of the ISIS leader believed killed in Monday’s raid.**

**One thing we can be sure of from the report? We can’t be sure of any of it!**

***Probable. Believed. Likely.*** **Too many qualifiers for my comfort!**