”Although degraded, ISIS (Islamic State) remains capable of conducting operations within the region with the desire to strike beyond the Middle East,” Gen. Michael Kurilla said.

Source: https://en.mercopress.com/2023/04/18/senior-isis-leader-taken-down-in-syria-by-us-forces?utm_source=feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_content=main&utm_campaign=rss

And the top U.S. commander in the Middle East, Gen. Michael E. Kurilla, met with senior Israeli officers last Friday, the Pentagon’s Central Command said.

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/18/world/middleeast/israel-us-gaza-military.html

Asked if such attacks were considered an act of war, Kurilla said, "They are being done by the Iranian proxies is what I would tell you."

Source: https://krdo.com/news/2023/03/24/biden-authorizes-airstrike-in-syria-after-suspected-iranian-affiliated-drone-kills-us-contractor-and-wounds-5-us-troops/

A U.S. defense official told ABC News that Austin had a call with his team this morning including U.S. Centcom Commander Gen. Eric Kurilla – Israel falls under Centcom's area of responsibility.

Source: https://abcnews.go.com/International/rockets-fired-gaza-tel-aviv-jerusalem-hamas-militants/story?id=103803865

Gen. Michael Kurilla, head of U.S. Central Command, also issued a statement calling the strikes a "response" to "continued provocations by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and their affiliated groups in Iraq and Syria."

Source: https://abcnews.go.com/International/us-launches-3rd-strikes-iran-backed-groups-amid/story?id=104834330

Kurilla also claimed that Iran had launched some 78 attacks on U.S. positions in Syria since January 2021.

Source: https://capitolhillblue.com/node/94048

The conference was opened by Minister of Defense of Uzbekistan Bakhodir Kurbanov and United States Central Command Michael Kurilla.

Source: https://akipress.com/news:734034