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Syria Monitor Group Says at Least 5 ISIS Members Killed by U.S. Retaliatory Strikes
More than 70 ISIS targets were struck in a U.S.-led air campaign using over 100 precision munitions, killing at least five militants, officials said.
- On Friday, U.S. and partner forces launched retaliatory strikes using over 100 precision munitions against Islamic State group infrastructure, killing at least five people.
- The strikes responded to an attack that killed two U.S. soldiers and interpreter Ayad Mansoor Sakat, with President Trump pledging strong retaliation and a transfer at Dover Air Force Base.
- U.S. and partner aircraft struck dozens of targets using F-15 fighter jets, A-10 Thunderbolts and Apache attack helicopters alongside Jordanian F-16 fighter jets, hitting more than 70 targets, a U.S. official said.
- Central Command said the operation aimed `to prevent extremist groups from exploiting these areas as launching pads`, and noted 10 operations since the Dec. 13 attack resulted in 23 terrorist operatives' deaths or detentions.
- President Trump pledged retaliation against ISIS, and those killed were among hundreds of U.S. troops in eastern Syria, the coalition said.
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Syria monitor says US strikes killed at least five IS members
A Syria monitor said Saturday that five Islamic State jihadist group members had been killed in US strikes overnight as Jordan confirmed it participated in the raids, after a deadly attack on American troops last weekend.
One week after an attack that cost the lives of three Americans in Syria, the United States struck in the night of Friday to Saturday "bastions" of the jihadist Islamic State group, killing at least five of its members according to an NGO.
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