He United States Central Command (CENTCOM) announced this Sunday that it had killed 37 “terrorists” in two attacks in Syria over the past 15 days, among them have been leaders of the Islamic State (IS) jihadist group.
On September 16, American forces committed a bomb attack on a large scale against an IS training camp in central Syria, where the extremists are still present despite having lost the territory of the country in 2019according to a CENTCOM press release.
They died in this operation 28 jihadistsincluding four leaders of the extremist group, is noted in the note.
On the other hand, last Tuesday, the American army They launched an action in northwest Syriaduring which nine “terrorists” were killed.
Among them is a group leader Cheers at dinneran organization affiliated with Al-Qaeda in Syria, and which is present in the province of Idlib and west of Aleppo, the last bastion of opposition to the Syrian government.
“These bombings against the leaders and members of ISIS and al-Qaeda affiliate Hurras al Din represent “CENTCOM’s commitment to defeat terrorist organizations in the CENTCOM area of responsibility and our support for regional stability,” said Gen. Michael Erik Kurilla, commander of Central Command.
He also indicated that “there is no indication that no civilians were injured in the attacks. »
IS and Hurras al Din are in the crosshairs of the United States which aims to undermine the capabilities of both organizations in Syria.
