US Launches Fresh Retaliatory Strikes on ISIS Targets in Syria After Deadly Ambush - english.pardafas.com

The United States has launched a new round of retaliatory air strikes against Islamic State targets in Syria following last month’s ambush that killed two US soldiers and an American civilian interpreter, the US military said. The large-scale strikes were carried out around 12:30 pm Eastern Time by US forces in coordination with partner forces, according to United States Central Command. Multiple Islamic State positions were hit across different parts of Syria. Jordan’s military later confirmed its participation in the operation. The strikes are part of a broader campaign ordered by President Donald Trump in response to the attack near Palmyra last month that killed US Army Sergeants Edgar Brian Torres-Tovar and William Nathaniel Howard, along with civilian interpreter Ayad Mansoor Sakat. Both soldiers were members of the Iowa National Guard. “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,” US Central Command said in a statement. Syrian officials said a day earlier that security forces had arrested the military commander overseeing Islamic State operations in the Levant. The US military did not specify which partner forces were involved in Saturday’s strikes. The Trump administration has named the response to the Palmyra ambush Operation Hawkeye Strike. The operation began on December 19 with a separate large-scale strike targeting around 70 Islamic State sites in central Syria, including weapons depots and infrastructure. For years, the US has relied primarily on the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces in its campaign against the Islamic State in Syria. However, following the removal of former Syrian president Bashar al-Assad in December 2024, Washington has increasingly coordinated counter-terrorism operations with Syria’s central authorities in Damascus. Syria has recently joined the global coalition fighting the Islamic State.The post US Launches Fresh Retaliatory Strikes on ISIS Targets in Syria After Deadly Ambush first appeared on epardafas.com.