US says killed 37 ISIS, al-Qaeda operatives in Syria strikes
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - The United States military on Sunday said it killed 37 Islamic State (ISIS) and al-Qaeda operatives and “multiple senior leaders” in two airstrikes in Syria.
Washington “conducted two targeted strikes in Syria, killing 37 terrorist operatives, including multiple senior leaders of the terrorist organizations of ISIS and Hurras al-Din, an Al Qaeda affiliate,” the army’s Central Command (CENTCOM) said in a statement.
“Hurras al-Din is an Al Qaeda-affiliated organization based in Syria with global aspirations to conduct attacks against U.S. and Western interests,” the statement explained.
No civilian casualties were reported in either strike, CENTCOM said.
On Tuesday, a US strike in rebel-held northwest Syria killed nine “terrorist operatives,” including a senior Hurras al-Din leader.
A month prior, another US strike in Syria killed one more Hurras al-Din senior leader.
On September 16, a “large-scale” US airstrike on an ISIS training camp in central Syria killed “at least 28 ISIS operatives, including at least four senior leaders,” according to CENTCOM.
Around 900 American troops in Syria are part of an international coalition that has assisted local forces such as the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in the fight against ISIS since 2014.
Washington “conducted two targeted strikes in Syria, killing 37 terrorist operatives, including multiple senior leaders of the terrorist organizations of ISIS and Hurras al-Din, an Al Qaeda affiliate,” the army’s Central Command (CENTCOM) said in a statement.
“Hurras al-Din is an Al Qaeda-affiliated organization based in Syria with global aspirations to conduct attacks against U.S. and Western interests,” the statement explained.
No civilian casualties were reported in either strike, CENTCOM said.
On Tuesday, a US strike in rebel-held northwest Syria killed nine “terrorist operatives,” including a senior Hurras al-Din leader.
A month prior, another US strike in Syria killed one more Hurras al-Din senior leader.
On September 16, a “large-scale” US airstrike on an ISIS training camp in central Syria killed “at least 28 ISIS operatives, including at least four senior leaders,” according to CENTCOM.
Around 900 American troops in Syria are part of an international coalition that has assisted local forces such as the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in the fight against ISIS since 2014.