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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A week after the attack that cost the lives of two American soldiers and a translator in Syria, the US army hit "more than 70 targets" of the Islamic State in Syria last night.
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Boston HeraldBy KONSTANTIN TOROPIN, BEN FINLEY and AAMER MADHANI WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration launched military strikes in Syria on Friday to “eliminate” Islamic State fighters and their weapons depots in retaliation for an ambush that killed two U.S. soldiers and a civilian interpreter nearly a week ago. A U.S. official said it was a “large-scale” strike that hit 70 targets across central Syria that held ISIS infrastructure and weapons. Anothe…
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The U.S. military attacks dozens of targets of the terrorist militia of Islamic State in Syria. Background is the killing of three Americans last week. The words "Revenge" and "Retribution" fall.
In mid-December, U.S. soldiers were killed in an attack in Syria. The U.S. government blamed the terrorist militia ISIS and announced retaliation. Now, the U.S. military has attacked more than 70 targets in Syria.
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