ATMEH, Syria – The neighbors had never heard anything like it.
The sudden roar of attack helicopters woke up the families living in a pastoral patch of northwestern Syria after midnight. They huddled in basements, storerooms and bedrooms.
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Syrians gather on Feb. 3, at the scene following an overnight raid by U.S. special operations forces against suspected jihadists in northwestern Syria which left at least nine people dead, including three civilians. | AFP-JIJI
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