US airstrikes target multiple sites in Syria, killing up to 35 Islamic State militants
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FILE - Smoke rises after an airstrike hit territory held by Islamic State militants in a desert in Syria, Feb. 19, 2019. U.S. strikes in late October 2024 have hit Islamic State group camps in Syria, killing up to 35 militants, the U.S. reports.
The U.S. military has struck a number of Islamic State group camps in Syria this week, killing as many as 35 militants, U.S. Central Command said Wednesday.
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