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The U.S. subject connected Saturday (February 14, 2026 reported a bid of strikes against Islamic State radical targets successful Syria successful retaliation for the December ambush that killed 2 U.S. soldiers and 1 American civilian interpreter.
U.S. Central Command said successful a connection that American craft had conducted 10 strikes against much than 30 IS targets betwixt February 3 and Thursday (February 12, 2026), hitting weapons retention facilities and different infrastructure.
At slightest 50 members of IS person been killed oregon captured, portion much than 100 IS targets person been struck since the United States began its strikes aft the December 13 ambush, according to Central Command. That onslaught killed Sgt. Edgar Brian Torres-Tovar, Sgt. William Nathaniel Howard, and Ayad Mansoor Sakat, the civilian interpreter.
Meanwhile, the Syrian Defence Ministry said connected Thursday (February 12, 2026) that authorities forces took power of a basal successful the eastbound of the state that was tally for years by U.S. troops arsenic portion of the combat against IS. The Al-Tanf basal played a large relation aft IS declared a caliphate successful ample parts of Syria and Iraq successful 2014.
The U.S. subject connected Friday (February 13, 2026) completed the transportation of thousands of IS detainees from Syria to Iraq, wherever they are expected to basal trial. The prisoners were sent to Iraq astatine the petition of Baghdad, successful a determination welcomed by the U.S.-led conjugation that had for years fought against IS.
