ISIS attack and US raid show terror group still dangerous - analysis
ISIS continues to be a threat and the US and SDF continue to carry out raids to make sure it can’t make a comeback.
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN
Published: FEBRUARY 18, 2023
US Central Command said over the weekend that a senior ISIS leader was killed and four US service members were wounded during a helicopter raid in northwestern Syria.
The report said that the US, with its Syrian Democratic Forces partners, raided ISIS in Syria. An explosion, apparently triggered by the target of the raid, resulted in four US service members being wounded, and a working dog was also wounded. The ISIS leader’s name was given as Hamza al-Homsi. In another incident, ISIS carried out a major massacre in Syria near Palmyra, showing the threat that they still pose.
The first incident appears to be a rare case of US soldiers being wounded in Syria. In general, the US role in Syria, working with the SDF as a partner force, has been a phenomenal success against ISIS. The partnership began in 2015 and led to the defeat of ISIS in 2019.
more............... https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-732000
ISIS continues to be a threat and the US and SDF continue to carry out raids to make sure it can’t make a comeback.
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN
Published: FEBRUARY 18, 2023
US Central Command said over the weekend that a senior ISIS leader was killed and four US service members were wounded during a helicopter raid in northwestern Syria.
The report said that the US, with its Syrian Democratic Forces partners, raided ISIS in Syria. An explosion, apparently triggered by the target of the raid, resulted in four US service members being wounded, and a working dog was also wounded. The ISIS leader’s name was given as Hamza al-Homsi. In another incident, ISIS carried out a major massacre in Syria near Palmyra, showing the threat that they still pose.
The first incident appears to be a rare case of US soldiers being wounded in Syria. In general, the US role in Syria, working with the SDF as a partner force, has been a phenomenal success against ISIS. The partnership began in 2015 and led to the defeat of ISIS in 2019.
more............... https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-732000
