The U.S. has launched one other spherical of retaliatory strikes towards the Islamic State in Syria following final month’s ambush that killed two U.S. troopers and one American civilian interpreter within the nation.
The massive-scale strikes, performed by the U.S. alongside associate forces, occurred round 12:30 p.m. ET, in keeping with U.S. Central Command. The strikes hit a number of Islamic State targets throughout Syria.
Saturday’s strikes are a part of a broader operation that’s a part of President Donald Trump’s response to the lethal ISIS assault that killed Sgt. Edgar Brian Torres-Tovar, Sgt. William Nathaniel Howard, and Ayad Mansoor Sakat, the civilian interpreter, in Palmyra final month.
“Our message remains strong: if you harm our warfighters, we will find you and kill you anywhere in the world, no matter how hard you try to evade justice,” U.S. Central Command mentioned in an announcement Saturday.
A day earlier, Syrian officers mentioned their safety forces had arrested the army chief of IS’s operations within the Levant.
The U.S. army mentioned Saturday’s strikes have been carried out alongside associate forces with out specifying which forces had taken half.
The Trump administration is looking the response to the Palmyra assaults Operation Hawkeye Strike. Each Torres-Tovar and Howard have been members of the Iowa Nationwide Guard.
It launched Dec. 19 with one other large-scale strike that hit 70 targets throughout central Syria that had IS infrastructure and weapons.
The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces has for years been the U.S.’s primary associate within the struggle towards IS in Syria, however for the reason that ouster of former Syrian President Bashar Assad in December 2024, Washington has more and more been coordinating with the central authorities in Damascus.
Syria lately joined the worldwide coalition towards IS.
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