First US fatality in the ground fight against ISIS as Special Forces rescue around 70 Iraqi hostages

A U.S. soldier has been killed in a Special Operations raid that rescued up to 70 Iraqis, who were being held hostage by ISIS in Iraq.

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The overnight raid was launched on a militant-run prison near the northern ISIS stronghold of Hawija, ‘after receiving information that the hostages faced imminent mass execution’, said the Pentagon. Six ISIS fighters were arrested and more than 20 were reportedly killed in the operation. Read more: