CENTCOM

US military Announces Detention of Islamic State Leader

US military officials announced Wednesday the detention of an Islamic State group (IS) leader during international coalition operations in Iraq and Syria, which also killed two other operatives. US Central Command wrote on X that the operations, conducted from May 21 to 27, "served to disrupt and degrade" IS's ability to "reconstitute, plan, ...

US Says Killed Military Leader of Syria Al-Qaeda Affiliate

The US Army said Saturday it had killed a top military leader of Hurras al-Din, a Syrian branch of Al-Qaeda which announced its dissolution in January. The US Central Command (CENTCOM), in charge of American forces in the Middle East, said in a statement that its forces on February 23 "conducted a precision airstrike in Northwest Syria, ...

Allied Forces Target Six Houthi Drones

The US military announced, on Thursday, that American and allied forces intercepted six drones launched by Yemen's Houthis, which were suspected of targeting warships in the vicinity. American and allied forces shot down six drones launched by Yemen's Houthi insurgents that were likely targeting warships in the area, the US military said ...