Overview
- U.S. aircraft conducted 10 strikes from Feb. 3–12 that hit more than 30 Islamic State infrastructure and weapons storage sites using precision munitions from fixed‑wing, rotary‑wing and unmanned aircraft.
- CENTCOM reports that Operation Hawkeye Strike has killed or captured over 50 ISIS members and destroyed more than 100 infrastructure targets in recent weeks.
- The sustained campaign was launched after the Dec. 13 ambush in Palmyra that killed Sgt. Edgar Brian Torres‑Tovar, Sgt. William Nathaniel Howard and interpreter Ayad Mansoor Sakat.
- U.S. forces completed the transfer of about 5,700 adult male ISIS detainees from Syrian facilities to Iraqi custody at Baghdad’s request, with trials expected in Iraq.
- The U.S. confirmed a transition at the al‑Tanf garrison this week as Syria’s defense ministry said government forces now control the longtime U.S.‑run base.