Up to 35 ISIS operatives killed in US strikes in Syria, US military says
Up to 35 ISIS operatives were killed in U.S. strikes against multiple ISIS camps in Syria on Monday evening, the U.S. military announced on Wednesday.
맥스카지노U.S. Central Command forces conducted a series of strikes against several known ISIS camps in Syria, in the early evening of Oct. 28, resulting in up to 35 ISIS operatives killed,맥스카지노 the release, , said. 맥스카지노The strikes targeted multiple ISIS locations in the Syrian desert, targeting multiple ISIS senior leaders.맥스카지노
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Monday맥스카지노s strikes are the latest in what appears to be an uptick of operations against ISIS in the Middle East, which have now resulted in dozens of operatives being killed. Asked this month if the seemingly increased operations translated to ISIS regrouping in the region, Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary Sabrina Singh said their footprint 맥스카지노has spread to other parts of the world맥스카지노 but that it didn맥스카지노t mean there was a resurgence, only 맥스카지노that they still remain a threat.맥스카지노
Less than a week ago, U.S. and Iraq forces carried out an operation against ISIS operatives in Anbar province in Iraq; two days earlier, a separate raid and strikes on multiple ISIS locations in central Iraq killed at least seven operatives and left two U.S. service members wounded.
The two wounded Americans have since been transferred to Walter Reed Medical Center for follow-on care. A third U.S. service member was being assessed for traumatic brain injury.
Earlier this month, Iraqi Security Forces killed four ISIS members, including a senior leader. And in August, 14 militants were killed in a joint U.S.-Iraqi forces raid, including four ISIS leaders.
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