The US-led coalition said it had detained a senior Islamic State group leader in Syria during an early-morning operation on Thursday.
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The coalition conducts raids and strikes targeting members of the jihadist group, which has been waging insurgent attacks since its defeat on the battlefield three years ago.
"The detained individual was assessed to be an experienced bomb maker and facilitator who became one of the group's top leaders in Syria," the statement said, adding no civilians were harmed during the operation nor aircraft damaged.
Major Youssef Hamoud, a spokesman for the Turkey-backed Syrian National Army (SNA) said US-made Chinook and Black Hawk helicopters were involved but said the exact circumstances were unclear at the time.
"This is the first (U.S.) helicopter landing operation to happen" in areas under the SNA's control, he said.
