US hits 30 IS targets in Syria in within 10 days
Ba Thi, VOV’s correspondent in Cairo -
(VOVWORLD) - The US has conducted 10 military strikes targeted more than 30 Islamic State (IS) sites across Syria over the past 10 days, US Central Command (CENTCOM) announced on Saturday.
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CENTCOM, which oversees US military operations in the Middle East, did not specify how many IS fighters were killed or captured but said the strikes, conducted between February 3 and 12, targeted IS infrastructure and weapons storage facilities.
The US began airstrikes against IS in Syria in 2014 and deployed ground troops two years later to support a US-led international counterterrorism coalition. The primary operational areas for US forces have been Kurdish-controlled regions in northeastern Syria and the Al-Tanf area near the tri-border junction of Syria, Iraq, and Jordan.
But last Wednesday, CENTCOM relocated US troops from the Al-Tanf garrison in southeastern Syria to another facility in Jordan.
Currently, US forces are mainly stationed at the Qasrak base in Hasakah province in northeastern Syria.
Ba Thi, VOV’s correspondent in Cairo