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U.S. Central Command announced Wednesday that it carried out five strikes against « multiple » Islamic State targets in recent days as part of a joint military effort to « ensure the enduring defeat of the terrorist network. »
CENTCOM said, from Jan. 27 to Feb. 2, its forces « located and destroyed an ISIS communication site, critical logistics node, and weapons storage facilities with 50 precision munitions delivered by fixed-wing, rotary-wing, and unmanned aircraft. »
« Striking these targets demonstrates our continued focus and resolve for preventing an ISIS resurgence in Syria, » Adm. Brad Cooper, the commander of CENTCOM, said in a statement.
« Operating in coordination with coalition and partner forces to ensure the enduring defeat of ISIS makes America, the region and the world safer. »
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U.S. airmen prepare to load GBU-31 munition systems onto F-15E Strike Eagles within the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility Dec. 19, 2025, in support of Operation Hawkeye Strike. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Reuters)
CENTCOM said it launched the Operation Hawkeye Strike mission in response to a Dec. 13, 2025, ISIS « ambush » attack against U.S. and Syrian forces in Palmyra, Syria. The attack left two U.S. service members and an American interpreter dead.
« After nearly two months of targeted operations, more than 50 ISIS terrorists have been killed or captured. CENTCOM forces killed Bilal Hasan al-Jasim during a deliberate strike in northwest Syria on Jan. 16. The terrorist leader was directly connected with the ISIS gunman responsible for the Dec. 13 attack, » the military agency said.
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A U.S. Army M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System loads onto a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft within the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility Dec. 19, 2025, in support of Operation Hawkeye Strike. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Handout via Reuters)
Cooper said in December at the launch of Operation Hawkeye Strike that the effort is « critical to preventing ISIS from inspiring terrorist plots and attacks against the U.S. homeland. »
« We will continue to relentlessly pursue terrorists who seek to harm Americans and our partners across the region, » he added.
U.S. forces patrol in Syria’s northeastern city Qamishli in the Hasakeh province Jan. 9, 2025. (Delil Souleiman/AFP via Getty Images)
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In December, before Operation Hawkeye Strike, CENTCOM said U.S. and partner forces in Syria « conducted more than 80 operations over the last six months to eliminate terrorists posing a direct threat to the United States and regional security. »
