US hits ISIS camps in Syria, killing nearly 3 dozen terrorists

U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) connected Wednesday said its forces successful nan Middle East conducted a "series of strikes" connected respective ISIS locations successful Syria earlier this week successful an cognition that killed up to 35 terrorists. 

The operation, which targeted aggregate camps crossed Syria connected Monday evening, besides successfully took retired "multiple" elder ISIS leaders, confirmed CENTCOM.

The merchandise besides confirmed that nary civilian casualties person been "indicated" successful nan sweeping strikes. 

U.S. Army soldiers hole to spell retired connected patrol from a distant combat outpost connected May 25, 2021, successful northeastern Syria. (John Moore/Getty Images)

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"The airstrikes will disrupt nan expertise of ISIS to plan, organize, and behaviour attacks against civilians, arsenic good arsenic U.S., allies, and partners passim nan region and beyond," nan bid said successful a release. "CENTCOM, alongside friends and partners successful nan region, will proceed to aggressively degrade ISIS operational capabilities to guarantee its enduring defeat."

The announcement comes 1 week aft 2 U.S. work members were injured successful Iraq during an operation that targeted and killed astatine slightest 7 ISIS operatives.

The American work members were reported to beryllium successful unchangeable condition. 

Syrian Kurdish information forces guidelines by arsenic erstwhile detainees suspected of being members of nan Islamic State (IS) group are released successful Syria's northeastern metropolis of Hasakeh connected Sept. 2, 2024. (Delil Souleiman/AFP via Getty Images)

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While ISIS remains a awesome information interest successful Iraq and Syria, it does not airs nan aforesaid level of threat that it did 10 years ago. Though interest mounted earlier this twelvemonth pursuing reports that nan U.S. whitethorn beryllium looking to propulsion its troops retired of nan state arsenic soon arsenic 2025.

U.S. soldiers person been fighting ISIS alongside conjugation forces successful Iraq and Syria since nan violent group first emerged successful 2014. 

Less than 1,000 U.S. troops stay successful Syria while astir 2,500 stay successful Iraq.

Iraqi Army soldiers observe arsenic they clasp a emblem of nan Islamic State group they captured during a subject cognition to regain power of a colony extracurricular Mosul, Nov. 29, 2016. Ten years aft nan Islamic State group declared its caliphate successful ample parts of Iraq and Syria, nan extremists now power nary land, person mislaid galore salient founding leaders and are mostly distant from nan world news headlines. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban, File)

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Last month, nan Pentagon said that it plans to alteration its "footprint" successful Iraq successful 2025, but it refused to item what that intends successful respect to nan number of troops that will remain.

U.S. and Iraqi conjugation forces will besides proceed to support anti-ISIS efforts successful Syria arsenic Washington useful pinch Baghdad to find early steps for U.S. troops fighting nan violent web successful nan region.