WASHINGTON: The US military on Wednesday said that its air strikes killed up to 35 Islamic State group members in Syria earlier this week.
It is the latest operation by US and local forces in Iraq and Syria against the militants, who once held large territories in both countries.
“The strikes targeted multiple ISIS locations in the Syrian desert, targeting multiple ISIS senior leaders,” US Central Command (CENTCOM) said on social media.
CENTCOM said there are no indications of civilian casualties from the strikes, which were conducted on October 28.
“The air strikes will disrupt the ability of ISIS to plan, organize and conduct attacks against civilians as well as US allies and partners throughout the region and beyond,” it added.
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US and Iraqi forces carried out a joint raid last week that Baghdad said left nine militants dead. As per reports, among those killed included the top IS leader in the country, while CENTCOM on October 18 said that Iraqi strikes had killed a senior leader from the group along with three other militants.
CENTCOM said and at the end of August, a joint operation by US and Iraqi forces killed 14 IS fighters in the western desert of Iraq.
The US military has about 900 troops in Syria and 2,500 in Iraq as part of the international anti-IS coalition that was set up in 2014 to help fight the militants.
American forces regularly carry out strikes in Syria and Iraq targeting militants from IS which has since lost the territory it once held.
