U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) stated on Saturday that it had executed ten strikes targeting more than 30 in recent days as part of a joint military effort to “sustain relentless military pressure on remnants from the terrorist network.”
CENTCOM noted that between Feb. 3 and 12, its forces “struck ISIS infrastructure and weapons storage targets with precision munitions delivered by fixed-wing, rotary-wing, and unmanned aircraft.”
Recently, CENTCOM forces carried out five strikes on an ISIS communication site, critical logistics node, and weapons storage facilities in Syria from Jan. 27 to Feb. 2.
“Striking these targets demonstrates our continued focus and resolve for preventing an ,” Adm. Brad Cooper, CENTCOM’s commander, stated in a release at that time.
“Operating in coordination with coalition and partner forces to ensure the enduring defeat of ISIS makes America, the region and the world safer,” he furthered.
On Jan. 27, told journalists he’d had a “great conversation with the highly respected” Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa.
“All of the things having to do with Syria in that area are working out very, very well,” President Trump said. “So we are very happy about it.”
The Operation Hawkeye Strike mission was initiated in response to an that resulted in the deaths of two U.S. service members and an American interpreter on Dec. 13, 2025, in Palmyra, Syria.
“More than 50 ISIS terrorists have been killed or captured and over 100 ISIS infrastructure targets have been struck with hundreds of precision munitions during two months of targeted operations,” CENTCOM states.
On Thursday, CENTCOM declared it had finished its from the al-Tanf Garrison in Syria, indicating a broader shift in U.S. regional posture.
Operation Inherent Resolve was launched in 2014 to combat ISIS, with U.S. troops maintaining a small presence to support partner forces and prevent ISIS from resurfacing after its territorial defeat in 2019.
Digital’s Ashley Carnahan and Greg Norman-Diamond contributed to this report.