...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that they were al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're really very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allaharound with every other sentence, but to hear western pols talk they're not
reallyMoslems....
(ISIS) were killed in Iraq and Syria in partnered operations with their local allies last month.
In its monthly review of anti-ISIS operations, CENTCOM revealed that a total of 37 operations were carried out against ISIS in June, 30 of which were conducted in Iraq while the remaining seven were in Syria.
At least 12 ISIS operatives were killed and seven were detained in the operations in Iraq, while the operations in Syria resulted in one ISIS operative killed and 14 others detained.
CENTCOM commended the role and commitment of their allies in both countries to ensure the elimination of the threat of ISIS from the region. "The continued reduction in ISIS activities in Iraq and Syria are a testament to our partner forces’ commitment to the safety and stability of the region," the report cited Major General Matthew McFarlane as saying.
In May, at least 30 ISIS gunnies were detained and eight others were killed in joint operations between US forces and local armed forces in Iraq and Syria.
The coalition advises and provides aerial assistance to Peshmerga forces and the Iraqi army as well as the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in the fight against ISIS. In recent weeks, the SDF have carried out a string of raids against ISIS targets in northeast Syria (Rojava), in coordination with the US-led global coalition.