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In a swift response to the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime, the US military carried out dozens of airstrikes in central Syria on Sunday. Using a combination of B-52 bombers, F-15 fighters, and A-10 attack aircraft, the operations targeted over 75 ISIS camps, operatives, and weapons infrastructure. The US military’s objective is clear: to disrupt and degrade ISIS forces that might seek to exploit the regime change to reassert regional dominance. Officials have stressed that no civilian casualties are suspected at this time, though a formal damage assessment is ongoing.
Political Developments and Assad’s Fate