US launches 5 airstrikes in Syria on suspected ISIS sites: What to know
A series of five airstrikes over the past week in Syria comes as the US military increasingly relies on Damascus' forces to contain Islamic State remnants.
WASHINGTON — The US military unleashed a new wave of airstrikes against what it said were Islamic State (ISIS) targets across Syria over the past week, as American forces continued airlifting hardcore ISIS detainees to Iraq.
American aircraft launched five separate strikes targeting what US Central Command (CENTCOM) described as an "ISIS communications site, a critical logistics node and weapon storage facilities” across Syria between Jan. 27 and Feb. 2.
US fixed-wing planes, unmanned drones and helicopters fired more than 50 precision-guided munitions in the strikes, CENTCOM said in a Feb. 4 statement.
The command did not provide a location for the strikes, although a source briefed on the operation said they were carried out in coordination with the Syrian government in Damascus.
