Key Takeaways
- The US airstrikes on Islamic State positions in Syria were successful, killing a number of terrorists.
- The airstrikes targeted ISIS camps and operatives in central Syria to prevent the terrorist group from taking advantage of the current instability in the country.
- The Syrian conflict is ongoing, with various opposition groups and the Syrian government vying for control.
Washington: US airstrikes on the Islamic State terrorist group (IS, or ISIS, banned in Russia) positions in central Syria were successful and resulted in killing of a number of terrorists, Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary Sabrina Singh said.
The US Central Command carried out dozens of airstrikes on ISIS camps and operatives in central Syria. The airstrikes aimed to prevent the terrorist group from taking advantage of the current instability in the country.
“The initial assessment is that the airstrikes were successful. They resulted in the killing of a number of ISIS operatives in the desert. Further details are still being verified.” Singh told reporters on Wednesday.
Syrian armed opposition captured the capital of Damascus on Sunday. Russian officials have said that Syrian President Bashar Assad stepped down as president after holding negotiations with participants of the Syrian conflict and left Syria for Russia, where he was granted asylum.
Mohammed al-Bashir, who ran an Idlib-based administration formed by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham and other opposition groups, was named interim prime minister on Tuesday.
