<p>An <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tag/islamic-state" target="_blank">Islamic State </a>group leader was killed and four US troops wounded in a US helicopter raid on northeast <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tag/syria" target="_blank">Syria</a>, the Defense Department said in a statement on Friday.</p>.<p>The statement said "an explosion on target resulted in four US servicemembers and one working dog wounded" on Thursday, adding that "the targeted ISIS senior leader, Hamza al-Homsi, was killed."</p>.<p>It did not elaborate on what Homsi's role was.</p>.<p>It said the raid was carried out with the Syrian Democratic Forces, an alliance led by Kurdish fighters that has waged a years-long campaign against IS in the north.</p>.<p>IS named a new top leader in December after its former chief killed himself during a raid in southern Syria.</p>
<p>An <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tag/islamic-state" target="_blank">Islamic State </a>group leader was killed and four US troops wounded in a US helicopter raid on northeast <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tag/syria" target="_blank">Syria</a>, the Defense Department said in a statement on Friday.</p>.<p>The statement said "an explosion on target resulted in four US servicemembers and one working dog wounded" on Thursday, adding that "the targeted ISIS senior leader, Hamza al-Homsi, was killed."</p>.<p>It did not elaborate on what Homsi's role was.</p>.<p>It said the raid was carried out with the Syrian Democratic Forces, an alliance led by Kurdish fighters that has waged a years-long campaign against IS in the north.</p>.<p>IS named a new top leader in December after its former chief killed himself during a raid in southern Syria.</p>