2014 American rescue mission in Syria
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| Part of the Syrian Civil War and the Military intervention against ISIL |
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| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
 Barack Obama
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 Abu Omar al-Shishani (Field commander in Syria)
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| 1st SFOD-D | Unknown | ||||||
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| Two dozen special forces operators | Unknown | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 1 U.S. soldier wounded 1 Jordanian soldier wounded (unconfirmed) |
At least 5 militants killed | ||||||
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi (Caliph) Abu Ali al-Anbari (Deputy, Syria)
The 2014 American rescue mission in Syria was a mission to rescue two dozen foreigners, including two American journalists, held by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS or ISIL) during the Syrian Civil War, U.S. forces launched an operation in an attempt to rescue them.
On 4 July 2014, after midnight, U.S. air strikes were conducted against the ISIL military base known as the "Osama bin Laden Camp". At the same time, two dozen special operations members parachuted from helicopters near an ISIL building for high-valued prisoners. After landing on the ground, the soldiers blocked the main road towards Ar-Raqqah and assaulted the prison. However, no prisoners were found in the building. They then conducted house-to-house searches in Uqayrishah. At this time, ISIL forces from Ar-Raqqah started to arrive and a three-hour firefight ensued. During the fighting, militants also directed RPG fire at U.S. aircraft, but missed. Eventually, U.S. forces came to the conclusion that the hostages were no longer at the site and abandoned the rescue attempt. At least 5 ISIL militants were killed (other source: 8 IS members killed, including trainee leaders from Tunisia and Saudi Arabia) and a U.S soldier was wounded. Jordanian forces were also reportedly involved in the operation with one Jordanian soldier also wounded, but this was not confirmed. Later, it was reported the hostages had been moved 24 hours before the attempted rescue. It remained unclear whether the operation failed due to incorrect intelligence or if ISIL forces had been alerted in advance of the mission.
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