NEW: A U.S. helicopter raid killed two members of the Islamic State terrorist group in Syria, CENTCOM announced.
December 11, 2022, 11:12 AMA member of Iraqi forces walks past a mural bearing the logo of the Islamic State group, March 1, 2017, in the village of Albu Sayf, on the southern outskirts of Mosul, Iraq.A U.S. helicopter raid killed two members of the Islamic State terrorist group in Syria early Sunday morning local time, U.S. Central Command announced later that day.
"ISIS continues to represent a threat to the security and stability of the region. This operation reaffirms CENTCOM's steadfast commitment to ensuring the group's enduring defeat," said Joe Buccino, a CENTCOM spokesperson. A member of Iraqi forces walks past a mural bearing the logo of the Islamic State group, March 1, 2017, in the village of Albu Sayf, on the southern outskirts of Mosul, Iraq.The Islamic State group is a shell of its former self after losing its self-declared caliphate, spanning parts of Iraq and Syria, around 2017.
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