U.S. Central Command described the suspected ISIS official, who was not named, as ‘posing a direct threat’ to U.S. and coalition forces.

A pre-dawn U.S. military raid in northwestern Syria early on Wednesday targeted and killed a senior member of the Islamic State group, a U.S. official told Reuters.

The Pentagon provided few details about the operation. But counterterrorism raids — as opposed to airstrikes — typically involve helicopter-borne commandos.