CENTCOM Month in Review: The Fight Against ISIS in Iraq and Syria
U.S. Central Command
USCENTCOM
Jun. 6, 2023
Release Number 20230606-01
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
TAMPA, Fla. -- During the month of May 2023 U.S. Central Command-led coalition forces and partner forces conducted 38 operations against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria. These operations resulted in 31 ISIS operatives detained and 8 killed.
"Our partner forces continue to demonstrate the capability, capacity, and competence to maintain the enduring defeat of ISIS," said Maj. Gen. Matthew McFarlane, Commanding General of Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve. "The Coalition continues to Advise, Assist, and Enable our partners to keep pressure on ISIS and prevent them from re-establishing any type of network or effective military effort."
The following is a summary of the D-ISIS operations for May 2023:
| • In Iraq: | • In Syria: |
| - 21 partnered operations | - 17 partnered operations |
| - 0 U.S.-only operations | - 0 U.S.-only operations |
| - 11 ISIS operatives detained | - 20 ISIS operatives detained |
| - 6 ISIS operatives killed | - 2 ISIS operatives killed |
"Despite their degraded capability, ISIS remains a significant threat within the region," General Kurilla said. "CENTCOM, along with our partners, is committed to the enduring defeat of ISIS."
-30-
|
NEWSLETTER
|
| Join the GlobalSecurity.org mailing list |
|
|
|
