The U.S. military carried out airstrikes in Syria this week, killing as many as 35 Islamic State group militants, U.S. Central Command said in a statement Oct. 30, 2024.  (U.S. Central Command)

NAPLES, Italy — U.S. forces in the Middle East killed as many as 35 Islamic State group militants in a series of strikes in Syria this week, according to U.S. Central Command.

The airstrikes on Monday targeted camps in the Syrian desert and several of the group’s senior leaders, CENTCOM said in a statement Wednesday.

The strikes were intended to “disrupt the ability of ISIS to plan, organize, and conduct attacks against civilians, as well as (the) U.S., allies, and partners throughout the region and beyond,” CENTCOM said.

There appeared to be no civilian casualties from the strikes, according to the statement, which didn’t say what U.S. forces were involved in them.

Monday’s operations in Syria follow joint American-Iraqi strikes and raids on ISIS locations in Iraq last week.

On Oct. 22, two U.S. service members were wounded by an explosion while assisting Iraqi security forces during operations in central Iraq that killed at least seven of the group’s operatives.

The two service members, who were in stable condition, were transported to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Maryland. A third was being assessed for a traumatic brain injury, the Pentagon said last week.

On Thursday, U.S. and Iraqi forces conducted similar operations in Iraq’s Anbar province. Assessments of that raid were ongoing, a Pentagon spokesperson said the same day.

There are about 900 U.S. military personnel still operating in Syria, where they support local Kurdish forces in preventing a resurgence of the Islamic State. About 2,500 U.S. military personnel in Iraq are also participating in a counter-ISIS mission.

Stars and Stripes reporter Matthew Adams contributed to this report.