Washington [US], December 31: The United States military says it has killed or captured about 25 ISIS fighters in a wave of attacks over nine days in Syria. US Central Command (CENTCOM), which oversees the US military's Middle East operations, issued a statement on Tuesday marking the conclusion of the operations this month.
The campaign followed the killing of two US soldiers and a civilian interpreter by an ISIS gunman in Syria on December 13 and widescale US strikes against the group six days later.
"US Central Command (CENTCOM) and partners across Syria killed at least seven ISIS members and captured the remainder during 11 missions conducted Dec 20-29," CENTCOM statement said. "The operations also led to the elimination of four ISIS weapons caches." It did not provide the identities of those targeted.
The US deployed as many as 2,000 soldiers to Syria during the fight against ISIS, which started in 2014. (Agencies)
Source: Qatar Tribune
