Photograph: Matthew Callahan/US Marine Corps via The New York TimesThe US military said on Saturday it ‍carried out multiple strikes in Syria targeting the Islamic State militant group as part ‍of an operation that Washington launched in December after an attack on American personnel. A US-led coalition has been carrying out air strikes and ground operations in Syria targeting ‌Islamic State suspects in recent months, often with the involvement of Syria’s security forces. “The ⁠strikes today targeted Isis throughout Syria,” the US Central Command (Centcom) ‌said ​in ‍a statement, adding the strikes were carried out early afternoon US Eastern Time. Saturday’s attacks were part of an operation launched last month after Islamic State militants killed US ‍military personnel in Syria, Centcom said. Syria has been ‌cooperating with a US-led coalition against Islamic State, reaching an agreement late last ⁠year when president Ahmed al-Sharaa visited the White House.

Source: The Irish Times January 10, 2026 23:22 UTC