American strikes kill up to 35 ISIS operatives in Syria, U.S. says

The U.S. subject has struck a number of Islamic State group camps successful Syria this week, sidesplitting arsenic galore arsenic 35 militants, U.S. Central Command said Wednesday.

The airstrikes successful nan godforsaken of cardinal Syria were done Monday evening and targeted aggregate locations and elder leaders of nan group. The attacks came connected nan heels of a number of associated operations pinch Iraqi forces that targeted IS militants successful Iraq.

Wednesday's announcement marked nan continuation of a sizeable uptick successful attacks and raids against ISIS suspects successful Syria and Iraq, according to CBS News elder nationalist information analogous Charlie D'Agata. Two U.S. work members were wounded successful a abstracted associated ambush successful Iraq past week.

Pentagon officials person said that nan Islamic State group remains a threat successful nan region, but it is nary longer arsenic powerful arsenic it was 10 years agone erstwhile nan militants swept crossed Iraq and Syria, taking power of ample swaths of nan 2 countries.

U.S. Central Command said nan latest strikes successful Syria will disrupt nan group's expertise to plan, shape and behaviour attacks against civilians and U.S. and allied forces successful nan region. 

"CENTCOM, alongside friends and partners successful nan region, will proceed to aggressively degrade ISIS operational capabilities to guarantee its enduring defeat," nan subject statement said successful a statement posted connected X.

CENTCOM said location were nary indications of civilian casualties successful nan strikes.

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