IS weapons facilitator al-Shammri killed in Syria: US military

As counter-terrorist operations target IS militants on mainstream social networks, militants are moving to less well-known sites. BBC file photo

The US military said on Thursday a helicopter raid on a government-held village in Syria's northeast targeted and killed Wahid al-Shammri, an Islamic State official who it said facilitated the smuggling of weapons and fighters.

The US military's Central Command said one of Shammri's associates was wounded and two others were detained by US forces.

"No US forces were injured or killed during the operation, no civilians were killed or wounded, and there was no loss or damage to US equipment," Central Command said in a statement.