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The SDF captured eight known ISIS fighters and affiliates, along with weapons and ammunition, during a large-scale clearance operation in Deir ez-Zor province, Syria, Jan. 31. The operation aimed to isolate an ISIS sleeper cell, capture its members and degrade attacks across the region.
“Our partners continue to conduct intelligence-driven operations, removing ISIS fighters from the region and denying them safe haven,” said U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Eric T. Hill, Special Operations Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve commander. “Our enduring partnership is keeping pressure on ISIS networks in order to maintain peace and stability for over 3 million people living in northeast Syria.”
Coalition Forces accompanied hundreds of SDF commandos who raided several compounds. The Coalition to defeat ISIS and the SDF have been conducting an increasing number of bi-lateral operations in northeast Syria, with three to four operations occurring each week.
“The defeat ISIS mission in Syria has proceeded uninterrupted in recent weeks,” said Hill. Coalition Forces and the SDF continue to cooperate in their mutual efforts to eliminate extremist networks from northeast Syria.
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U.S. Central Command