U.S. Central Command announced that the bombers and fighter jets targeted more than 75 targets in the Syrian desert, going after known ISIS fighters and camps. It’s unclear how many ISIS members or leaders were killed in the attacks but a senior U.S. administration official, speaking on background to reporters, called the strike “significant” given the size of the area targeted and the number of ISIS members gathered there.
The strikes were carried out the same day that the Syrian capital of Damascus fell to rebel forces. The capture marked the end of the Assad regime, and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad fled the country to Moscow, according to Russian state media. The Syrian prime minister has agreed to hand over power to opposition forces. The strikes on ISIS targets was not directly related to the fall of Assad, but CENTCOM said in a statement that it is not looking to let the terrorist group — which once controlled large swaths of Syria and Iraq — to take advantage of the upheaval. (Read More)
