Syria, ISIS and Australia
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America’s Kurdish allies oversaw two dozen sites holding thousands of members of the terrorist group and their families. Their withdrawal has left the system in chaos.
The strikes were part of Operation Hawkeye Strike, which was launched in retaliation for an ISIS ambush that killed two American soldiers and an interpreter.
U.S. forces conducted ten strikes against over 30 ISIS targets in Syria as part of ongoing counterterrorism operations to prevent the group's resurgence.
The United States transferred 5,700 detainees held for alleged ISIS affiliation from Northeast Syria to Iraq, where they are at risk of enforced disappearance, unfair trials, torture, ill treatment, and violations of the right to life.
Pentagon says "more than 5,700 adult male ISIS fighters" have been moved to Iraq, completing the operation as questions linger over due legal process.
The moves appear to highlight lingering doubts in Washington about the new Syrian government’s ability to ensure security.
The U.S. military conducted strikes against dozens of ISIS targets inside Syria this month as part of an ongoing “relentless military pressure” campaign on the terrorist network following a December ambush that killed three Americans,
The U.S. military struck dozens of ISIS targets in Syria while conducting retaliatory strikes for the deaths of two soldiers and their interpreter.