Turkey and Syrian Kurds claim knowedge of op

Turkey's defence ministry said that Turkish and US military authorities exchanged and coordinated information ahead of the attack.

"Prior to the US operation in Idlib province of Syria last night, information exchange and coordination between the military authorities of both countries took place," the ministry said on Twitter.

Meanwhile, in an apparent reference to the reports surrounding Baghdadi death, Mazloum Abdi, the commander of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) militia, said a "successful operation" resulted from joint intelligence work with the US.

"An historic, successful operation as a result of joint intelligence work with the United States of America," Abdi said on Twitter.