US forces capture Daesh members in Syria raid - GulfToday

US forces capture Daesh members in Syria raid

  • 23 Jan 2023
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Washington leads an international coalition battling Daesh in Syria. Picture used for illustrative purposes only.

US forces have captured three Daesh group members during a helicopter and ground raid in eastern Syria, the US military's Central Command (CENTCOM) said on Sunday.

CENTCOM described the militants as facilitators, a logistician, and an "associate" of the militant group and said they were captured a day earlier.

A civilian sustained "minor injuries" and was taken to a medical facility, CENTCOM said in a statement.

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Washington leads an international coalition battling Daesh in Syria.

After the militant lost their last scraps of territory following a military onslaught backed by the coalition in March 2019, Daesh remnants in Syria mostly retreated into desert hideouts in the country's east.

They have since used such hideouts to ambush Kurdish-led forces and Syrian government troops while continuing to mount attacks in Iraq.

On Friday, CENTCOM said a drone attack hit a US-led coalition base in southern Syria, with a war monitor saying it was launched by Iran-backed groups.

Agence France-Presse

 

 

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