A series of U.S. airstrikes have targeted several camps run by the Islamic State group in Syria. The U.S. military said the operation will disrupt the extremists from conducting attacks in the region and beyond.

A series of U.S. airstrikes targeted several camps run by the Islamic State group in Syria in an operation the U.S. military said will disrupt the extremists from conducting attacks in the region and beyond.

The U.S. Central Command said the airstrikes were conducted Friday, without specifying in which parts of Syria. About 900 U.S. troops have been deployed in eastern Syria alongside the U.S.-backed and Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces that were instrumental in the fight against IS militants.

Despite their defeat, attacks by IS sleeper cells in Iraq and Syria have been on the rise over the past years, with scores of people killed or wounded.

  • girlfreddy@lemmy.caOPEnglish
    64·
    4 days ago

    I wonder if this is a warning shot over the IS militants’ bow to warn them off attacking Israel?

    • SalehEnglish
      91·
      4 days ago

      How many attacks by “IS” on Israel were done? Meanwhile just in this year there were “IS” attacks on Iran, killing dozens of civillians.

      Daesh somehow always ends up furthering the geopolitical goals of Saudi Arabia and the US.