US launches new retaliatory strikes towards ISIS in Syria after lethal ambush : NPR

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AP/U.S. Air Power by way of DVIDS WASHINGTON — 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 accomplice forces, occurred round 12:30 p.m. ET, based on 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 stays robust: in the event you hurt our warfighters, we'll discover you and kill you wherever on the earth, regardless of how laborious you attempt to evade justice," U.S. Central Command stated in an announcement Saturday.

A day earlier, Syrian officers stated their safety forces had arrested the army chief of IS's operations within the Levant.

The U.S. army stated Saturday's strikes have been carried out alongside accomplice forces with out specifying which forces had taken half.

The Trump administration is asking 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 foremost accomplice within the battle towards IS in Syria, however because the ouster of former Syrian President Bashar Assad in December 2024, Washington has more and more been coordinating with the central authorities in Damascus.