US forces in Syria. AFP
The Hill: Officials say US forces killed almost 700 suspected ISIS members in 2022
U.S. forces killed almost 700 suspected Islamic State operatives in 2022, including the leader of the group, dozens of regional leaders and hundreds of fighters.
U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said in a release on Thursday that it conducted 313 operations against ISIS over the past year, killing 466 operatives in Syria and at least 220 operatives in Iraq. Officials also detained 215 operatives in Syria and 159 operatives in Iraq.
The release states that no U.S. forces were injured or killed in the operations, a majority of which were conducted with the United States’s allies in the two countries.
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Update: U.S. says nearly 700 ISIS operatives killed in Syria and Iraq in 2022 (Axios)
WNU Editor: Not surprising. After this CENTCOM announcement there was blow-back …. US base in Syria struck by missile barrage in largest attack ‘of its kind’ (The Cradle).