U.S. forces took part in a pre-dawn raid in northwestern Syria early on Wednesday that targeted a member of the Islamic State group, a U.S. official and a Syrian security source said. A second Syrian security source and Syria's state-owned Al-Ikhbariya said the target was killed as he tried to escape.

A Syrian security source and Syria's state-owned Al-Ikhbariya said the target was killed as he tried to escape, as US officials said he was a high-value target. US forces took part in a pre-dawn raid in northwestern Syria early on Wednesday that targeted a member of the Islamic State group,

A pre-dawn U.S. military raid in northwestern Syria early on Wednesday targeted and killed a senior member of the Islamic State group, a U.S. official told Reuters.

There was no immediate confirmation that ISIS' top leader, Abu Hafs al-Qurayshi, was the target, but Syrian state media reported an Iraqi national was killed in the raid — the Pentagon has yet to confirm US involvement.

Syria’s state-run news agency says the country’s foreign minister has held a rare meeting with an Israeli delegation in Paris

Tensions between the two neighbors have soared after the overthrow of Syrian President Bashar Assad in December in a lightning rebel offensive led by Islamist insurgents.

Syrian and Israeli ministers emerged from a meeting in Paris pledging to calm tensions between the countries and ease sectarian strains in southern Syria.