US forces have captured six ISIS militants in a sequence of helicopter raids in japanese Syria previously 48 hours, the central command (CENTCOM) introduced on Tuesday.
Captured terrorists embrace al-Zubaydi, whom CENTCOM describes as a senior official from the Islamic State province in Syria concerned in orchestrating assaults in Syria.
An ISIS fighter holds a flag and a weapon on this June 2014 file photograph.
(photograph Reuters)
“These joint operations reaffirm CENTCOM’s continued dedication to the area and the enduring defeat of ISIS,” CENTCOM Commander Basic Michael “Erik” Kurilla mentioned in a press release.
“The seize of those ISIS operatives will disrupt the terrorist group’s capacity to additional plot and perform destabilizing assaults.”
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About 900 US troops are nonetheless stationed in Syria, collaborating with the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces and different allied teams in operations towards ISIS.
A U.S. Military soldier sips tea handed out by native residents as his commanding officer and allied troops meet with native villagers Could 26, 2021, close to the Turkish border in northeastern Syria.
(John Moore/Getty Photographs)
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Two SDF fighters had been wounded in one of many raids. No civilians had been killed or injured, in accordance with an preliminary evaluation by CENTCOM.
A US helicopter raid in japanese Syria killed two ISIS militants earlier this month.
The Related Press contributed to this report.
