The U.S. bombs ISIS: What will happen to Russian bases in Syria?

An American official provided details about Sunday’s airstrikes by U.S. forces in central Syria, targeting ISIS leaders, operatives, and training camps. The strikes employed a variety of airpower assets, including B-52 bombers, F-15 fighter jets, and A-10 aircraft, CE Report quotes Kosova Press.

“The strikes were part of ongoing missions to defeat ISIS, ensuring the group cannot conduct external operations and does not exploit the current situation in central Syria,” the official said.

“Battle damage assessments are ongoing, and there are no indications of civilian casualties,” the official added. CENTCOM, in coordination with allies and regional partners, will continue operations to degrade ISIS’s operational capabilities in central Syria.

President Joe Biden also stated today that the U.S. intends to maintain anti-ISIS operations following the fall of Bashar al-Assad's regime.

Meanwhile, Syrian rebel leaders have reportedly assured the safety of Russian military bases and diplomatic institutions in Syria, according to TASS, citing a Kremlin source.

“Russian officials are in contact with representatives of the armed Syrian opposition, whose leaders have guaranteed the safety of Russian military bases and diplomatic institutions in Syria,” the Kremlin source stated.

Supporters of the armed Syrian opposition have taken control of the western city of Jableh, near the Russian Hmeymim airbase. Eyewitnesses reported that the situation around the airbase remains calm.