The U.S. mission was to capture Abu Sayyaf, an ISIS commander.He was killed in the firefight, along with about 12 ISIS fighters.All of the U.S. troops returned safely.
Ustad Abdul Rab Rasul Sayyaf (pronunciationAHB-DOOLrah-SOOLsah-YAHF Pashto:عبد رب الرسول سياف , born 1946, Paghman Valley, Afghanistan) is an Afghan former mujahideen and current politician. He took part in the war against the PDPA government in the 1980s, leading the Afghan mujahideen faction Islamic Union for the Liberation of Afghanistan.