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The US Central Command launched a series of precision strikes against Daesh targets across Syria over a six-day period, deploying approximately 50 munitions to destroy militant infrastructure and weapons caches, military officials announced Wednesday.
The five separate operations, conducted between Jan. 27 and Feb. 2, targeted multiple Daesh facilities including a communications site, a logistics node described as critical to the group's operations, and several weapons storage locations, according to a CENTCOM statement.
The strikes utilized a combination of fixed-wing aircraft, rotary-wing aircraft, and unmanned aerial systems to deliver the precision munitions, demonstrating the range of US military capabilities deployed in the counter-Daesh campaign.
"Striking these targets demonstrates our continued focus and resolve for preventing an Daesh resurgence in Syria," said Adm. Brad Cooper, the CENTCOM commander.
Cooper emphasized that operating in coordination with coalition and partner forces "to ensure the enduring defeat of Daesh makes America, the region and the world safer."
The strikes reflect continued US military operations in Syria as part of the broader international effort to prevent the extremist group from regaining territory or operational capacity. Daesh once controlled vast swathes of territory across Syria and Iraq before being driven from its strongholds through a multinational military campaign.
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