US EditionUS Eyes 30 ISIS Targets in Latest Strikes on Syria
- U.S. aircraft carried out ten strikes earlier this month, hitting more than 30 Islamic State positions between Feb. 3 and Feb. 12, CENTCOM said.
- Following the Palmyra ambush, U.S. officials said Operation Hawkeye Strike was launched in response to the attack that killed Sgt. William Nathaniel Howard and an interpreter.
- Operational data show sustained hits on ISIS infrastructure, with CENTCOM reporting more than 50 ISIS fighters killed or captured and over 100 infrastructure targets destroyed, while an earlier wave struck more than 70 targets.
- On Friday, U.S. forces completed the transfer of more than 5,700 ISIS detainees from Syria to Iraq, and Cooper said, `We appreciate Iraq's leadership and recognition that transferring the detainees is essential to regional security`.
- The Syrian Defense Ministry said Thursday it seized the Al‑Tanf base, while CENTCOM said pressure on ISIS has remained steady into the new year.
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Military action of 10 attacks, between 3 and 15 February, was a response to a embassies suffered by two American soldiers and an American civilian interpreter in December last year.
U.S. military reports series of airstrikes against Islamic State targets in Syria
U.S. Central Command said in a statement that American aircraft had conducted 10 strikes against more than 30 IS targets between February 3 and February 12, hitting weapons storage facilities and other infrastructure
US eyes 30 ISIS targets in latest strikes on Syria
The U.S. military conducted strikes against dozens of ISIS targets inside Syria this month as part of an ongoing “relentless military pressure” campaign on the terrorist network following a December ambush that killed three Americans, according to U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM). CENTCOM announced Saturday that forces had carried out 10 strikes against more than 30…
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