WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. special operations raid into northwest Syria against Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was staged from an airbase in western Iraq, a U.S. official told Reuters on Sunday.
The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, stressed the important role of Iraq in the mission.
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