Overview
- CENTCOM said the strikes began around 12:30 p.m. ET on January 10 and hit multiple ISIS sites across the country.
- A U.S. official said more than 90 precision munitions hit over 35 targets using more than two dozen aircraft.
- Regional reports identified hits near Ayta and Shiha in the Deir ez-Zor desert, striking observation posts, logistical shelters and regrouping points used by ISIS remnants.
- The campaign was ordered by President Donald Trump on December 19 and named for two Iowa National Guard soldiers killed in the Palmyra attack, with allied participation not publicly specified.
- U.S. authorities have not released casualty figures, and CENTCOM issued a warning that those who harm U.S. forces will be pursued and killed anywhere in the world.