The U.S. Central Command conducted dozens of airstrikes on known ISIS camps and operatives in central Syria on Sunday, saying the strikes are to prevent the terrorist organization from taking advantage of the demise of Syrian dictator Bashar Assad’s regime.
Assad’s family ruled over Syria for more than 50 years. He was forced to flee Syria to Russia, where he was granted asylum, after a coalition of largely radical Islamist groups led a sweeping offensive across Syria and captured the country’s capital city.
CENTCOM also said the strikes Sunday were against ISIS leaders and are part of an ongoing mission to “disrupt, degrade and defeat ISIS.”
Specifically, CENTCOM is working to prevent the terrorist group from conducting operations to ensure ISIS does not seek to take advantage of the current situation to reconstitute in central Syria.
During the operation, CENTCOM forces struck over 75 targets using U.S. Air Force assets like B-52s, F-15s and A-10s.
Damage assessments are currently underway, CENTCOM said, and there are no indications any civilians were killed in the operations.
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