KNTV NBC Nightly News May 17, 2015
Good evening. The white house tonight says it has dealt the Islamic State a blow, killing a senior isis leaded in a dramatic operation overnight. Delta force commandos flew from iraq into eastern syria, the heart of isis territory, and killed a man identified as abu sayyat, identified as the isis chief financial officer. Nbcs Richard Engel is in turkey tonight and has more on this daring raid. Richard, good evening. Reporter good evening, carl. This was incredibly risky. Its only the second time u. S. Special Operations Forces have launched a raid in isis territory in syria. A u. S. Official s...