...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
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(ISIS) missions in both Syria and Iraq in February.
CENTCOM, in a blurb, revealed that the US-led Global coalition along with their partners in Syria and Iraq carried out 48 anti-ISIS operations in February.
The operations resulted in the killing of 22 ISIS operatives, five in Syria and 17 in Iraq, and the arrest of 25 others, 11 in Syria and 14 in Iraq, according to the release.
In Syria, the CENTCOM conducted 15 partnered operations, two "US-only operations" while in Iraq the conducted operations were 33.
Regarding to the US losses, CENTCOM noted that "four U.S. troops and one working dog" were maimed during the operations and that they are all recovering right now.
Gen. Michael "Erik" Kurilla, CENTCOM commander, said, "We are focused on ensuring the enduring defeat of ISIS."
Kurilla confirmed the continuation of the work with the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in Syria and with Iraqi Security Forces in Iraq "to take the fight to ISIS."
He praised "the competence, professionalism, and dedication" of their partners that have degraded ISIS capability.
"The group’s vile ideology remains uncontained and unconstrained," CENTCOM commander noted.
On February 2, CENTCOM revealed the US-led Global Coalition conducted 43 counter-ISIS operations in both Syria and Iraq in the month of January, ten of which in Syria.