US attacks Islamic State in Syria
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US aircraft have hit over 75 targets, including Islamic State training camps in Syria, the command announced.
The United States carried out a series of airstrikes against the Islamic State (IS) movement in Syria on Sunday.
This was announced by the central command unit, Centcom, in the US Department of Defense.
US forces have carried out "dozens of precision strikes" against IS training camps as well as the extremist Islamist movement's leaders and foot soldiers.
Over 75 targets linked to IS have reportedly been hit.
This happened as part of "the ongoing mission to disrupt, weaken and defeat" Islamic State, Centcom writes on the social media X.
"Evaluation of the damage is underway. There are no signs of civilian casualties," it added.
It is not the first time this year that the United States has targeted Islamic State. But Sunday's attack comes in the wake of a lightning offensive by the rebel group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, which has toppled Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
"We will not allow ISIS to re-emerge and take advantage of the current situation in Syria," said General Michael Erik Kurilla in the statement from Centcom.
- All organizations in Syria must know that we will hold them accountable if they cooperate with or support ISIS in any way.
The United States is at the head of an international coalition that, together with Kurdish forces, could declare the Islamic State defeated in Syria and Iraq in 2019.
Five years earlier, the movement had proclaimed a caliphate - that is, an Islamic rule.
According to the Reuters news agency, the US has 900 soldiers in Syria and another 2,500 in Iraq.
The American soldiers are working to advise and support local forces trying to prevent a resurgence of the Islamic State.
The movement still has cells and militant fighters in Syria, among other places, who occasionally carry out isolated attacks.
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