US EditionUS Carries Out 'Massive' Strike Against IS in Syria
The U.S. military targeted ISIS fighters and infrastructure in central Syria after an attack killed three Americans, including two Iowa National Guard soldiers and a civilian interpreter.
- On Friday, the United States military launched extensive airstrikes across central Syria in direct retaliation after three Americans were killed and three wounded by an Islamic State attacker.
- The Dec. 13 assault in Palmyra killed two Iowa National Guard members, Sgt. Edgar Brian Torres-Tovar and Sgt. William Nathaniel Howard, and U.S. civilian interpreter Ayad Mansoor Sakat.
- An anonymous U.S. official called the operation a large-scale response, while Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced efforts to eliminate ISIS fighters and weapons sites within a U.S.-led coalition campaign with local Syrian security forces.
- President Trump met privately with the families at Dover Air Force Base and joined military officials for the dignified transfer honoring the dead, who were among hundreds of U.S. troops deployed in eastern Syria.
- Administration statements emphasized unwavering defense of U.S. personnel as officials framed the response as vengeance, occurring amid expanding cooperation with Syrian security forces and operational risk in areas like Palmyra.
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AlKhaleej TodayUS strikes 70 IS sites in Syria after deadly attack on American soldiers, interpreter
WASHINGTON, Dec 20 — US forces struck more than 70 Islamic State group targets in Syria yesterday in what President Donald Trump described as “very serious retaliation” for an attack that killed three Americans last weekend.Washington said a lone gunman from the militant group carried out the December 13 attack in Palmyra — home to Unesco-listed ancient ruins and once controlled by jihadist fighters — that left two US soldiers and a US civilian …
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US strikes over 70 IS targets in Syria after attack on troops
US forces struck more than 70 Islamic State group targets in Syria on Friday in what President Donald Trump described as "very serious retaliation" for an attack that killed three Americans last weekend.
Trump announces strike against terrorist who killed soldiers in Syria * WorldNetDaily * by WND Staff
Source link Soldiers fire a rocket from an M142 high mobility artillery rocket system during a live-fire exercise in Northeast Syria, Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024. (U.S. Army photo Capt. Daniel Andrews) President Trump announced Friday evening that the U.S. is executing a retalitory strike against “ISIS strongholds” in Syria responsible for the killing of two
Three Americans were killed in an attack in the Syrian Palmyra. The U.S. government has now ordered a retaliation strike. Secretary of Defense Hegseth emphasizes that it is not a start of war, but revenge.
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