The United States and its partner forces have captured or killed nearly 25 operatives of the ISIS terrorist group since a large-scale strike in mid-December, the U.S. military said on Dec. 30.
The missions were conducted between Dec. 20 and Dec. 29, beginning one day after the launch of Operation Hawkeye Strike, in which U.S. and Jordanian forces attacked more than 70 targets using 100 precision munitions, U.S. Central Command said in a statement.
Dozens of fighter jets, attack helicopters, and artillery rounds were used in the “massive strike” and destroyed ISIS weapons and infrastructure throughout central Syria, the U.S. military said.
Central Command said on Dec. 19 that it was starting the “large-scale strike against ISIS infrastructure and weapons sites in Syria” after ISIS attacked U.S. and partner forces in that country on Dec. 13….
US, Allied Forces Have Killed or Captured More Than 2 Dozen ISIS Operatives in Syria
