In Syria, the U.S. military reported on Sunday that two airstrikes resulted in the deaths of 37 militants associated with the extremist Islamic State group and an al-Qaeda-affiliated organization. Among the deceased were two high-ranking militants.

U.S. Central Command indicated that a strike occurred in northwestern Syria on Tuesday, targeting a senior member of the al-Qaeda-linked Hurras al-Deen group along with eight others, noting that he was responsible for managing military operations.

Additionally, they revealed details of a significant airstrike conducted on September 16, which targeted an IS training camp in a remote, undisclosed area of central Syria, resulting in the deaths of 28 militants, including at least four Syrian leaders.

The statement emphasized that the airstrike would hinder ISIS’s ability to carry out operations against U.S. interests and those of its allies and partners.

Currently, approximately 900 U.S. personnel are stationed in Syria, alongside an undisclosed number of contractors, primarily focused on preventing a resurgence of the extremist IS group, which gained control over vast territories in Iraq and Syria in 2014.

U.S. forces provide advisory and support roles to their primary allies in northeastern Syria, the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces, who are positioned near strategic locations where Iran-backed militant groups operate, including a crucial border crossing with Iraq.