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Ten U.S. subject strikes successful Syria deed much than 30 Islamic State targets successful Syria earlier this month, arsenic it continues "relentless subject pressure" connected the violent web there, U.S. Central Command announced Saturday.
CENTCOM, which oversees U.S. subject operations successful the Middle East, said U.S. forces deed ISIS infrastructures and weapons retention targets betwixt Feb. 3 and Feb. 12.
U.S. forces continued strikes connected Islamic State targets successful Syria.
U.S. Central Command
The strikes were portion of Operation Hawkeye Strike, which was launched successful retaliation for an ISIS ambush that killed Sgt. Edgar Brian Torres-Tovar, Sgt. William Nathaniel Howard and an interpreter successful Palmyra, Syria, connected Dec. 13.
President Trump vowed "very superior retaliation" successful a Truth Social station aft the ambush.
On Dec. 19, the U.S. launched airstrikes against ISIS targets successful Syria successful retaliation. More than 70 targets were deed successful those strikes, a U.S. authoritative told CBS News astatine the time.
In January, U.S. forces killed Bilal Hasan al-Jasim, who authorities said was a person affiliated with Al-Qaeda, allegedly straight connected with the ISIS gunman accused of the deadly ambush.
"The decease of a violent operative linked to the deaths of 3 Americans demonstrates our resoluteness successful pursuing terrorists who onslaught our forces," Central Command Commander Adm. Brad Cooper said successful a connection astatine the time. "There is nary harmless spot for those who conduct, plot, oregon animate attacks connected American citizens and our warfighters. We volition find you."
More than 50 ISIS terrorists person been killed oregon captured and much than 100 ISIS infrastructure targets person been deed during the operation, CENTCOM said connected Saturday.
On Friday, U.S. subject forces completed the transportation of thousands of ISIS detainees from Syria to Iraq, wherever they are expected to basal proceedings successful the future.
CENTCOM said that the transportation that began connected Jan. 21 saw U.S. forces transporting much than 5,700 big antheral ISIS suspects from detention facilities successful Syria to Iraqi custody.
The prisoners were transferred to Iraq astatine the petition of Baghdad — a determination welcomed by the U.S.-led conjugation that had for years fought against ISIS.
"We admit Iraq's enactment and designation that transferring the detainees is indispensable to determination security," Cooper said.
It's not wide if immoderate of the prisoners person been charged with circumstantial crimes oregon adjacent been confirmed arsenic ISIS members.
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