The US Central Command (CENTCOM) conducted dozens of airstrikes against known ISIS camps and operatives central Syria Sunday to prevent the terrorist organization from taking advantage of the downfall of the regime of Syrian dictator Bashar Assad.
After Assad’s family ruled Syria for more than fifty years, Assad was forced to flee Syria to Russia, where he was granted asylum, when a coalition of largely radical Islamist groups led a massive offensive across Syria and captured the country’s capital.
CENTCOM announced on Sunday that it had carried out strikes against ISIS leadersoperatives and camps as part of an ongoing mission to disrupt, degrade and defeat ISIS.
Specifically, CENTCOM is working to prevent the terrorist group from carrying out operations to ensure that ISIS does not attempt to take advantage of the current situation to reestablish itself in Central Syria.
The US CENTCOM carried out attacks on ISIS targets and operatives in Syria during the fall of the Assad regime. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)
During the operation, CENTCOM forces attacked more than 75 targets US Air Force assets such as B-52s, F-15s and A-10s.
Damage assessments are currently underway, CENTCOM said, and there is no indication that any civilians were killed during the operations.
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A masked Islamic State soldier poses with the ISIS flag in his hand. (Photos from History/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)
CENTCOM also said that, together with regional allies and partners, it will continue to conduct operations to impede ISIS’s operational capabilities during this “dynamic period in Syria.”
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“There should be no doubt: we will not allow ISIS to recover and take advantage of the current situation in Syria,” said General Michael Erik Kurilla. “All organizations in Syria must know that we will hold them accountable if they collaborate with or support ISIS in any way.”
Fox News Digital’s Michael Lee contributed to this report.
