On Friday, the Pentagon announced the United States executed several airstrikes targeting Islamic State facilities in Syria, reportedly marking one of the largest operations involving the group in recent months.
The U.S. Central Command said in a statement on X that the incursions were conducted to prevent ISIS from planning, organizing, and conducting attacks against U.S. forces in the region. No civilian casualties were reported as a result of the early morning maneuvers.
Currently, the U.S. military has 900 personnel stationed in the Middle Eastern country as part of an international coalition to provide support for Kurdish and Syrian opponents of ISIS and the governing regime of Bashar Assad.
Despite being largely defeated in 2019, ISIS's terrorist activities have increased this year, with a July assessment from U.S. intelligence services indicating their activity is on track to double compared to 2023.
