The strikes come less than a month after an ISIS gunman ambushed U.S. troops in Syria, killing three U.S. servicemembers—two Iowa National Guard soldiers and a civilian interpreter. The assault marked the first deadly attack on U.S. troops in Syria since the fall of President Bashar al-Assad.

They’re the first American airstrikes reported in Syria this year and the second wave of Operation Hawkeye Strike.

Specialized units, working in direct coordination with the Syrian General Intelligence Service, arrested ISIS’ military commander for Wilayat al-Sham,’ says Anas Khattab - Anadolu Ajansı

Although ISIS was territorially defeated in 2019, its militants remain a nuisance to the Syria and Iraqi governments, and Western nations have stayed involved in efforts to combat them.