A US official has provided some more information about the airstrikes US forces conducted in central Syria on Sunday, which targeted “ISIS leaders, operatives and camps” using multiple Air Force assets — including B-52 bombers, F-15 fighter jets and A-10 aircraft — the official said.
The strikes “were conducted as part of the ongoing mission to disrupt, degrade, and defeat ISIS, in order to prevent the terrorist group from conducting external operations and to ensure that ISIS does not seek to take advantage of the current central Syria situation to reconstitute in central Syria,” the official said. “Battle damage assessments are underway, and there are no indications of civilian casualties,” the official added.
The official also said that “CENTCOM, together with allies and partners in the region, will continue to carry out operations to degrade ISIS operational capabilities even during this dynamic period in central Syria.”
In all, the US struck over 75 ISIS targets on Sunday, US Central Command said in a statement.
“There should be no doubt – we will not allow ISIS to reconstitute and take advantage of the current situation in Syria. All organizations in Syria should know that we will hold them accountable if they partner with or support ISIS in any way,” CENTCOM commander Gen. Erik Kurilla said.
President Joe Biden also said on Sunday that the US intends to continue its anti-ISIS operations in the country.