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US Kills, Captures 25 ISIS Operatives in Syria
Following a deadly ambush that killed two US soldiers, a nine-day campaign killed or captured nearly 25 ISIS fighters and destroyed key ISIS infrastructure, CENTCOM said.
- U.S. Central Command said this month its forces killed or captured about 25 ISIS fighters in Syria through 11 missions from December 20 to 29.
- After the December 13 killing, US forces launched strikes following an ISIL ambush that killed two US soldiers and a US civilian interpreter, ramping up operations in response.
- On December 19, CENTCOM said the initial strikes hit 70 targets with more than 100 precision munitions using F-15E fighter jets, AH-64 Apache attack helicopters, KC-135 Stratotanker refueling aircraft, and M142 HIMARS across central Syria.
- The missions destroyed four weapons caches, and CENTCOM commander Brad Cooper warned the US `will not relent` in targeting ISIL remnants.
- CENTCOM is working with both the new Syrian government and the Syrian Democratic Forces , Kurdish-led, while Syria officially joined the US-led coalition last month after President Ahmed al-Sharaa's White House visit.
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Roughly two dozen ISIS operatives killed or captured since US retaliatory strikes this month
By Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — Roughly two dozen ISIS operatives have been killed or captured in Syria by US and partner forces since US airstrikes earlier this month, which were carried out in response to the killing of two American service members. “Nearly 25” operatives were killed or captured between December 20 and 29, a release by US Central Command said Tuesday; seven ISIS members have been killed, while the rest were captured during 11 mi…
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