US military reports a series of airstrikes against Islamic State targets in Syria

"The U.S. military on Saturday reported a series of strikes against Islamic State group targets in Syria in retaliation for the December ambush that killed two U.S. soldiers and one American civilian interpreter. U.S. Central Command said in a statement that American aircraft had conducted 10 strikes against more than 30 IS targets between Feb. 3 and Thursday, hitting weapons storage facilities and other infrastructure."

"The Al-Tanf base played a major role after IS declared a caliphate in large parts of Syria and Iraq in 2014. The U.S. military on Friday completed the transfer of thousands of IS 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 U.S.-led coalition that had for years fought against IS."

American aircraft conducted 10 strikes against more than 30 Islamic State targets between Feb. 3 and Thursday, hitting weapons storage facilities and other infrastructure. At least 50 IS members have been killed or captured, and more than 100 IS targets have been struck since strikes began after the Dec. 13 ambush that killed Sgt. Edgar Brian Torres-Tovar, Sgt. William Nathaniel Howard, and civilian interpreter Ayad Mansoor Sakat. Syrian government forces took control of the Al-Tanf base in eastern Syria that had been run for years by U.S. troops. The U.S. completed the transfer of thousands of IS detainees from Syria to Iraq at Baghdad's request for expected trials.

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