"United States forces have carried out a series of strikes against ISIL (ISIS) targets in Syria in retaliation for last year's killing of two of its soldiers and an interpreter. US Central Command (CENTCOM) said in a statement on Saturday that it attacked more than 30 ISIL targets in Syria between February 3 and 12, hitting the armed group's infrastructure and weapons storage facilities with precision munitions."
"CENTCOM said it launched the most recent attacks to sustain relentless military pressure on remnants from the terrorist network. ISIL attacked US and Syrian forces near the historic city of Palmyra in December, killing Sergeant Edgar Brian Torres-Tovar, Sergeant William Nathaniel Howard, and Ayad Mansoor Sakat, identified as an American civilian interpreter."
"The US military on Friday completed the transfer of thousands of ISIL detainees from Syria to Iraq, where they are expected to stand trial. The prisoners were sent to Iraq at the request of Baghdad in a move welcomed by the US-led coalition that had for years fought against the armed group. In other developments, the Syrian Ministry of Defence confirmed that government forces took control of the al-Tanf military base in the east of the country, which was run for years by US troops fighting ISIL."
Operation Hawkeye and related US strikes targeted ISIL remnants in Syria, killing and capturing more than 50 fighters and striking about 100 infrastructure targets. US Central Command reported attacks on over 30 ISIL sites between February 3 and 12, using precision munitions against infrastructure and weapons storage. The strikes aimed to sustain military pressure after ISIL attacks near Palmyra that killed two US soldiers and an American civilian interpreter. The US military transferred thousands of ISIL detainees from Syria to Iraq for trial at Baghdad's request as Syrian forces reclaimed the al-Tanf base during the US withdrawal.
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