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US launches fresh strikes on Daesh targets across Syria

Strikes part of campaign after militants killed two US soldiers last month
US Syria Operations | Operation Hawk Eye Strike | CENTCOM Update

The US military said on Saturday it carried out multiple strikes in Syria targeting the Daesh militant group as part of an operation that Washington launched in December after an attack on American personnel.

A US-led coalition has been carrying out airstrikes and ground operations in Syria targeting Daesh suspects in recent months, often with the involvement of Syria’s security forces.

“The strikes today targeted Daesh throughout Syria,” the US Central Command (CENTCOM) said in a statement, adding the strikes were carried out early afternoon US Eastern Time.

The statement did not note whether anyone was killed in the strikes.

The Pentagon declined to comment on more details. The State Department did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Saturday’s attacks were part of an operation launched last month after Daesh militants killed US military personnel in Syria, CENTCOM said.

The US military said two American soldiers and a civilian interpreter were killed in that December 13 incident.

About 1,000 US troops remain in Syria.

Syria’s government is led by ex-rebels who toppled former president Bashar al-Assad in 2024 with the help of Western powers, and includes members of Syria’s former Al Qaeda branch who broke with the group and clashed with Daesh.

Syria has been cooperating with a US-led coalition against Daesh, reaching an agreement late last year when President Ahmed Al Sharaa visited the White.

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