The US military killed a senior ISIS leader in a raid in Syria on Friday, as well as two of his ISIS-affiliated sons, according to a release from US Central Command.

U.S. soldiers and Syrian fighters patrol the Deconfliction Zone in Syria on June 11. (Sgt. Trenton Pallone/Army) American military forces killed a senior Islamic State leader and his two adult sons during an operation in Aleppo,

The military gave few details on the ground operation, but counterterrorism raids have typically involved helicopter-borne Special Operations commandos.