US military says it carried out strikes across Syria targeting Islamic State

No further details provided by State Department as campaign against ISIS renews following killings of American soldiers

By Kanishka Singh 11 January 2026, 6:11 am

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Screen grab obtained January 10, 2026, from video released by the US Central Command on their X account @CENTCOM shows images of "large-scale" strikes carried out by US and allied forces against the Islamic State jihadist group in Syria earlier in the day in response to an attack last month that left three Americans dead, the US military says. (HANDOUT / US Central Command (CENTCOM) / AFP)

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The US military said on Saturday that it had carried out multiple strikes in Syria targeting the Islamic State terror group as part of an operation that Washington launched in December after an attack on American personnel.

A US-led coalition has been carrying out airstrikes and ground operations in Syria targeting Islamic State suspects in recent months, often with the involvement of Syria’s security forces.

“The strikes today targeted ISIS throughout Syria,” the US Central Command (CENTCOM) said in a statement, adding the strikes were carried out early afternoon US Eastern Time.

The statement did not note whether anyone was killed in the strikes. The Pentagon declined to comment on more details. The State Department did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Saturday’s attacks were part of an operation launched last month after Islamic State fighters killed US military personnel in Syria, CENTCOM said. The US military said two American soldiers and a civilian interpreter were killed in that December 13 incident.

About 1,000 US troops remain in Syria.

Syria’s government is led by ex-rebels who toppled former president Bashar al-Assad in 2024 after a 13-year civil war, and includes members of Syria’s former al-Qaeda branch who broke with the group and clashed with Islamic State.

Syria has been cooperating with a US-led coalition against Islamic State, reaching an agreement late last year when President Ahmed al-Sharaa visited the White House.