On Monday evening, airstrikes were conducted in the central Syrian desert, targeting multiple locations and senior leaders of the group. These attacks followed a series of joint operations with Iraqi forces aimed at targeting IS militants in Iraq.
There has been a significant increase in attacks and raids against ISIS suspects in Syria and Iraq, as reported by CBS News senior national security correspondent Charlie D’Agata. This trend continued with the recent announcement on Wednesday. In a separate joint raid in Iraq last week, two U.S. service members were wounded.
According to Pentagon officials, the Islamic State group is still considered a threat in the region. However, they note that the group’s power has significantly diminished over the past decade. In comparison to its peak 10 years ago, when the militants swiftly seized control of vast territories in Iraq and Syria, the Islamic State group is no longer as formidable.
The latest strikes in Syria, according to U.S. Central Command, will hinder the group’s capacity to strategize, coordinate, and carry out assaults on civilians and U.S. and allied forces in the region.
“CENTCOM, along with its regional allies and partners, remains committed to actively dismantling ISIS’s operational capabilities in order to secure its lasting defeat,” stated a military organization in a statement published on X.
CENTCOM assured that there were no signs of civilian casualties in the strikes.