The US has launched airstrikes against ISIS camps in Syria, US Central Command (CENTCOM). said in a statement.
The operation consisted of “dozens of precision airstrikes,” using Air Force assets including B-52s, F-15s and A-10s to strike more than 75 targets in central Syria.
“Attacks against ISIS leaders, operatives, and camps are aimed at disrupting, weakening, and defeating ISIS in order to prevent the terrorist group from conducting external operations and to ensure that ISIS does not seek to take advantage. The mission was carried out as part of an ongoing mission “to reestablish the status quo in central Syria,” the CENTCOM statement said.
Early Sunday morning, rebels entered the capital, causing the collapse of the Syrian government and ending 50 years of rule by President Bashar al-Assad and his family.
President Assad and his family fled to Russia, where they were welcomed and granted asylum.
Citizens took to the streets to celebrate a pivotal moment in the overthrow and civil war.
The violence has raised questions about what lies ahead for the country and the region, but General Michael Eric Kurilla has expressed “no doubt that the United States will not allow ISIS to regroup given the current situation.” There is no room,” he said.
“All organizations in Syria should know that we will hold them accountable if they collaborate or support ISIS in any way,” he said in a statement.
President Biden said Sunday that the United States would continue its operations against ISIS. He said that ousting Assad was “an act of fundamental justice” but said the moment was full of “risk and uncertainty”.
