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A series of U.S. airstrikes targeted several camps run by the Islamic State group in Syria in an operation the U.S. military said will disrupt the extremists from conducting attacks in the region and beyond.

The U.S. Central Command said the airstrikes were conducted Friday, without specifying in which parts of Syria. About 900 U.S. troops have been deployed in eastern Syria alongside the U.S.-backed and Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces that were instrumental in the fight against IS militants.

Despite their defeat, attacks by IS sleeper cells in Iraq and Syria have been on the rise over the past years, with scores of people killed or wounded.

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[-] DmMacniel@feddit.org 8 points 5 days ago

the heck? what did Syria do?

[-] NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io 7 points 5 days ago

I mean they're attacking ISIS. I get what you mean but I'm personally willing to apply the "punch a Nazi" principle.

[-] GiveMemes@jlai.lu 5 points 5 days ago

I mean they're attacking HAMAS. I get what you mean but I'm personally willing to apply the "punch a Nazi" principle.

Just making a point, don't mean nothing by it

[-] NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io 5 points 5 days ago

Yeah fair enough.

[-] BigPotato@lemmy.world 6 points 5 days ago

Eastern Syria houses a big prison full of ISIS guys, so ISIS wants them back. They hang out and attack the prison every now and again. Countries don't want their ISIS members back and the SDF is the only ones willing to hold them.

So, every now and again "the coalition" sends some US jets over to bomb them and in return they'll probably attack a checkpoint in northern Iraq.

[-] girlfreddy@lemmy.ca 2 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

I wonder if this is a warning shot over the IS militants' bow to warn them off attacking Israel?

[-] Saleh@feddit.org 8 points 5 days ago

How many attacks by "IS" on Israel were done? Meanwhile just in this year there were "IS" attacks on Iran, killing dozens of civillians.

Daesh somehow always ends up furthering the geopolitical goals of Saudi Arabia and the US.

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