US forces rescue 70 Iraqis held captive by ISIS

US special forces have rescued 70 Kurds held captive by
Isis in an overnight raid on a militant-run prison near
the northern ISIS stronghold of Hawija. One soldier was
killed and several senior ISIS militants were also seized
during the ‘successful’ operation, it has been reported.
Airstrikes were used to destroy roads leading to the site,
to prevent militants making an escape. The raid
reportedly involved American helicopters, Kurdish and
American Special Operations forces and airstrikes.
Sheikh Irfan, who said his nephew was among the
Kurdish peshmerga fighters held prisoner, said a
peshmerga official called his family today to confirm the
rescue mission. He said he was told that 70 hostages
were freed, including peshmerga fighters.