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| Islamic State: Kurdish hostages freed but US soldier killed | Islamic State: Kurdish hostages freed but US soldier killed |
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| A US-Iraqi military operation has freed 70 Kurdish hostages held by Islamic State (IS) in Iraq, but one US soldier was killed, US media reports say. | |
| The early morning raid on Thursday took place near the town of Hawija, in the mostly Kurdish province of Kirkuk. | |
| A number of IS militants were also captured, the New York Times reported. | A number of IS militants were also captured, the New York Times reported. |
| If the death is confirmed, it would be the first US soldier killed in action since the US began its offensive against IS last year. | |
| A Pentagon statement on the operation is due shortly. | A Pentagon statement on the operation is due shortly. |
| The raid saw special forces flown by helicopter to a prison run by IS, the media reports said. | The raid saw special forces flown by helicopter to a prison run by IS, the media reports said. |
| US and Kurdish special forces, as well as Iraqi troops, were said to be involved in the operation. | |
| "They cut off roads and raided the place successfully. They were able to take people with them," Najmaldin Karim, governor of Kirkuk Province where Hawija is located, told the New York Times. | "They cut off roads and raided the place successfully. They were able to take people with them," Najmaldin Karim, governor of Kirkuk Province where Hawija is located, told the New York Times. |
| Kurdish forces have been battling to retake villages in Kirkuk province held by IS in recent weeks. |