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DARK SECRETS: Us kurdish soldiers kill senior islamic state commander is gunmen kill 53 in syria | Rare Historical Photos

Islamic State fighters raise their weapons as they stand on a vehicle at an undisclosed location. (AFP: Al-Furqan Media)

US and Kurdish soldiers have killed a senior Islamic State group commander in a helicopter raid in north eastern Syria, officials said, while at least 53 civilians were killed in an IS attack in Syria's Homs.

The US military said four troops and a military working dog suffered injuries when the target of the raid — identified as Hamza al-Homsi — triggered an explosion.

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