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US troops 'kill dozens of ISIL fighters' in Syria raid

US special forces have carried out a raid against ISIL in the eastern Syrian province of Deir Az Zor, according to an official and a monitoring group.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a UK-based group tracking developments in Syria's conflict, said on Monday that at least 25 fighters belonging to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) group, were killed in the village of al-Kubar during Sunday's raid.
A US coalition official also told Al Jazeera that a raid had taken place on Sunday in Deir Az Zor but did not confirm the number of casualties.
The raid was first reported by news outlet Deirezzor 24 on its Twitter account, which specialises in news from the province.
It reported that a 90-minute long clash took place near the village and that coalition troops - backed by two fighter jets - arrived at the scene in four helicopters.
Killings and arrests
According to Deirezzor 24, US troops took with them an unspecified number of bodies of ISIL members killed in the fighting and arrested several members of the group.
US soldiers are waging a low-profile war against ISIL, also known as ISIS, in Syria, as well as serving in an advisory capacity in neighbouring Iraq.

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