WASHINGTON: The US military said on Sunday that it recently destroyed 15 sites containing Daesh weapons caches in southern Syria.
US Central Command said it and Syrian forces identified and destroyed the storage facilities across the Rif Damashq province during multiple airstrikes and ground detonations that were conducted from November 24 to November 27.
“The combined operation destroyed over 130 mortars and rockets, multiple assault rifles, machine guns, anti-tank mines, and materials for building improvised explosive devices,” CENTCOM said in a statement.
Daesh militant group, also referred to as the self-styled “Islamic State”, was largely crushed by a US-led coalition several years ago, but has managed to rebuild and regroup. It has once imposed hard-line Islamist rule over millions of people in Syria and Iraq,
Admiral Brad Cooper, CENTCOM commander, said on Sunday the operation “ensures gains made against Daesh are lasting.”
