A US Airman attaches a GBU-31 munitions system to an F-15E Strike Eagle in the US Central Command area of responsibility on December 19, 2025, in support of Operation Hawkeye Strike, as the US military launched large-scale strikes against dozens of Islamic State targets in Syria in retaliation for an attack on US personnel, US officials said. Photo: US Air Force photo/handout via Reuters
The five were a commander of an Islamic State cell and four members of the militia on the outskirts of the Deir al-Zour province in eastern Syria, Rami Abdel-Rahman, the head of the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, said.
The targeted cell was responsible for launching drone attacks in the area.
The strikes unleashed on Saturday in the Syrian provinces of Deir al-Zour, Homs and al-Raqqa, lasted for 40 minutes, according to Abdel-Rahman. Potential casualties in other areas were not reported. — DPA
