WASHINGTON >> The U.S. military and Syrian Democratic Forces conducted a helicopter raid in eastern Syria early Saturday, capturing an Islamic State official, according to a statement from U.S. Central Command.

Batar, “an ISIS Syria province official involved in planning attacks on SDF-guarded detention centers and manufacturing improvised explosive devices,” was captured in the raid, officials said in the statement.

The U.S. did not provide any additional information or evidence regarding its claims about Batar.

No civilians, SDF or U.S. forces were killed or injured in the raid, they said.

The development comes on the heels of an earlier helicopter raid in Syria on Thursday night that the U.S. military said killed Hamza al-Homsi, a senior IS leader, as well as wounded four US troops and a military dog. Officials said U.S. forces were “close to” al-Homsi when an explosion occurred, killing al-Homsi and wounding the service members.

— CNN