US CENTCOM says five Islamic state members killed, 19 captured in operations in Syria
CENTCOM says 22 anti ISIS operations killed five militants and captured 19 as Syria realigns toward a US brokered security deal with Israel.
CENTCOM says 22 anti ISIS operations killed five militants and captured 19 as Syria realigns toward a US brokered security deal with Israel.
Symbol of ISIS defeat and the disaster of the war, the Al-Nuri Mosque has been restored along with Mosul city.
The foreigners appear to be mostly arrested on charges of being affiliated with ISIS or being members of families of ISIS members.
European governments' refusal to take back citizens from refugee camps, while providing little economic support, plays a role in preventing the region from healing.
While Syrian officials report one senior leader was captured alive and another killed, uncertainty surrounds the outcome of the high-profile mission.
ISIS was largely defeated in Syria in 2019. However, it still has cells that operate. The US-led Coalition continues anti-terror operations across both Syria and Iraq.
The group's ultimate goal is to establish a “caliphate” in Central Africa, similar to ISIS’s vision in Iraq and Syria.
Syria’s new government will relocate ISIS families from camps, with Kurdish and US support.
Other Syrian opposition groups will reportedly take action against the leadership of President Ahmed al-Sharaa, the report added, noting feelings of discontent rising among residents in the area.
The area where the strike happened was previously controlled by the Assad regime and Russia, according to CENTCOM.
The US has approximately 2,500 troops in Iraq and 900 in neighboring Syria as part of the coalition formed in 2014 to combat Islamic State as it rampaged through the two countries.