by Emmitt Barry, Worthy News Washington D.C. Bureau Chief
(Worthy News) – U.S. forces carried out five sets of precision strikes against Islamic State targets across Syria between Jan. 27 and Feb. 2, the U.S. military’s U.S. Central Command announced Wednesday.
CENTCOM said American forces dropped 50 precision munitions on ISIS communication sites, logistics hubs, and weapons storage facilities using fixed-wing aircraft, rotary-wing platforms, and unmanned systems. The strikes are part of Operation Hawkeye Strike, launched after a Dec. 13 ambush that killed two U.S. service members and an American civilian interpreter.
“Striking these targets demonstrates our continued focus and resolve for preventing an ISIS resurgence in Syria,” said Navy Adm. Brad Cooper, CENTCOM commander, adding that operations are being conducted alongside coalition and partner forces.
According to CENTCOM, more than 50 ISIS terrorists have been killed or captured during nearly two months of operations. Among those eliminated was Bilal Hasan al-Jasim, identified as an al-Qaeda–linked leader with direct ties to the ISIS gunman responsible for the Dec. 13 attack.
The campaign comes amid shifting dynamics in Syria following the fall of Bashar al-Assad in late 2024 and Washington’s evolving engagement with the country’s interim leadership under President Donald Trump. U.S. officials emphasized that coordination with local partners will continue to sustain pressure on ISIS and prevent the group’s reconstitution.
Copyright 1999-2026 Worthy News. This article was originally published on Worthy News and was reproduced with permission.
Latest News from Worthy News
More details have emerged about an extraordinary secret flight by U.S. President Donald J. Trump, who was reportedly moved between aircraft inside a catering truck amid fears of an Iranian attempt on his life.
Russian attacks across Ukraine killed at least 12 people and wounded dozens more, Ukrainian officials said Wednesday, as Kyiv accused Moscow of using North Korean ballistic missiles in its escalating air campaign.
Switzerland’s government has rejected a campaign to enshrine a stricter interpretation of the Alpine nation’s centuries-old neutrality in the constitution, ahead of a nationwide referendum next month.
An Indonesian and three Pakistani crew members were among six people killed in an attack by Iran-backed Houthi forces on a cargo ship in the strategic Bab el-Mandeb Strait near Yemen, officials said Wednesday.
Wim de Goeij, a former Jehovah’s Witness who became a prominent Dutch publisher of Bible-teaching materials and outspoken critic of the Watch Tower Society, has died. He was 64.
Hungary’s Parliament elected former Supreme Court President András Baka as the nation’s new president Tuesday, marking a dramatic political comeback for a judge removed from office under former Prime Minister Viktor Orbán.
Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey has signed legislation removing the state’s previous statutory restrictions governing abortions after 24 weeks of pregnancy, prompting pro-life leaders to warn that the new standard effectively permits abortions throughout pregnancy based on a physician’s professional judgment.