US EditionUS conducts strikes in Syria in response to attack that killed two American soldiers
- On Friday, U.S. forces struck multiple targets across central Syria in retaliation for a recent attack that killed two American soldiers, with strikes reported from Deir ez-Zor to Palmyra and Raqqa.
- The Dec. 13 ambush in Palmyra killed two Iowa National Guard members and American civilian interpreter Ayad Mansoor Sakat, while U.S. officials say ISIS attribution remains unclear.
- U.S. fighter jets, attack helicopters, and HIMARS systems, supported by Jordanian F-16s, destroyed more than 130 mortars and rockets during the strikes, more than 70 targets by about 2:15 a.m.
- Officials framed the strikes as a sharp escalation while about 1,000 U.S. troops in Syria build on nearly 80 missions since July, targeting `ISIS fighters, infrastructure, and weapons sites`, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said.
- The Pentagon named the mission Operation Hawkeye in honor of the slain soldiers from Iowa, CENTCOM opened an investigation, and partner raids provided intelligence refining strike targets.
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'Very serious retaliation': U.S. strikes ISIS targets in Syria
The Trump administration launched more than 70 strikes against ISIS targets in Syria on Friday, responding to an ambush attack that killed two U.S. troops and an American civilian interpreter last week.
Donald Trump at war with terrorists. On Friday, December 19, the US President announced "very heavy reprisals" against the Daesh group in Syria, targeting "more than 70 targets." According to CNews, this action is a reaction to the attack that cost the lives of two American soldiers and an interpreter almost a week ago. "We are very strong against IS bastions," the US President wrote on Truth Social, shortly after the Pentagon announced the star…
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lequotidien.luDonald Trump said on Friday that the Islamic State group was targeted by "very heavy reprisals" in Syria, after an attack that cost the lives of two American soldiers almost a week ago
Donald Trump spoke of "very heavy reprisals" in response to an attack, attributed by Washington to the Islamic State, which cost the lives of three Americans.
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