US airstrikes kill 37 IS fighters in Syria

The airstrikes, which took place on September 16 and 24, were carried out against IS and Hurras al-Din, an extremist group affiliated with al-Qaeda. According to information from the US military, there were no signs that civilians were affected in these attacks.

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The September 24 airstrike killed nine terrorists, including a senior leader of Hurras al-Din in northwestern Syria who was believed to be in charge of overseeing the group’s military operations. Earlier on September 16, a large-scale attack on an IS training camp at an undisclosed location in central Syria killed at least 28 extremists, including four senior leaders.

According to CENTCOM, these attacks are aimed at weakening IS's ability to conduct operations against US interests, as well as allies and partners in the region.

There are currently about 900 US troops in Syria, along with an unspecified number of contractors. Their primary mission is to prevent the resurgence of IS, which controlled large parts of Iraq and Syria in 2014.

The US military is supporting and advising its main ally in Syria, the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF).

Hong Hanh (according to DW, Reuters)

Source: https://www.congluan.vn/chien-dich-khong-kich-cua-my-giet-chet-37-chien-binh-is-va-al-qaeda-o-syria-post314503.html