During the US air strikes in Syria At least five suspected members of the Islamic State (IS) jihadist militia were killed. This was announced by the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. Among the dead in the province of Deir Essor is said to be a leader of an IS cell that was responsible for drone operations in the region in eastern Syria.

On Saturday night, the US military said it attacked over 70 IS targets in Syria. Using combat aircraft, helicopters and artillery, it destroyed, among other things, weapons depots and militia infrastructure, as the regional command responsible for the Middle East (Centcom) announced. US President Donald Trump spoke of “very serious” retaliation for an attack in Palmyra last Saturday. According to Centcom, two US soldiers and a US translator were killed by a suspected IS member in this attack.

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