ISIS was largely defeated in Syria in 2019. However, it still has cells that operate. The US-led Coalition continues anti-terror operations across both Syria and Iraq.
The area where the strike happened was previously controlled by the Assad regime and Russia, according to CENTCOM.
The US has approximately 2,500 troops in Iraq and 900 in neighboring Syria as part of the coalition formed in 2014 to combat Islamic State as it rampaged through the two countries.
A decade after ISIS’s genocidal campaign, the Yazidi community remains deeply scarred, struggling with displacement, mental health issues, and ongoing sectarian conflict.
This represents a shift from recent assessments, which suggested that international pressure was restraining Iran from launching a direct attack against Israel.
Allegedly taking shelter in the rural town, IS fighters emerged from hiding and attacked law enforcement, leading to the deadly clash, according to police.
The woman disclosed that she endured rape and forced marriage to IS fighters before being transported to al-Hol in 2019.
The US also seeks to deter Iran. Iran has backed proxies in Iraq and Syria to attack US forces.
Abu Zaila, 20, was indicted on Friday after being arrested in July on suspicion of being involved with ISIS.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said IS militants attacked Syrian army checkpoints around the village of Maadan.
Turkey claimed to have killed an ISIS leader that it said it was hunting for for a while.