US launches large-scale attacks on ISIL in Syria, Trump says
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US launches large-scale attacks on ISIL in Syria, Trump says
"Because of ISIS's vicious killing of brave American Patriots in Syria I am hereby announcing that the United States is inflicting very serious retaliation, just as I promised, on the murderous terrorists responsible, Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform on Friday. list of 4 itemsend of list Trump said that Syria's government, which was formed after the fall of the Bashar al-Assad regime in late 2024, was fully in support of the US military operation."
"US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said earlier that the strikes targeted ISIS fighters, infrastructure, and weapons sites, adding that the operation was named Operation Hawkeye Strike. This is not the beginning of a war it is a declaration of vengeance, Hegseth said in a post on social media. Today, we hunted and we killed our enemies. Lots of them. And we will continue."
The United States launched serious strikes against ISIS [ISIL] strongholds in central Syria under the name Operation Hawkeye Strike. The strikes followed the killing of two US soldiers and an interpreter in Palmyra. The United States declared it was inflicting very serious retaliation on the terrorists responsible. The strikes targeted ISIS fighters, infrastructure, and weapons sites. Syrian government entities expressed support and reiterated commitments to combat ISIL and intensify operations against the group. US officials reported dozens of ISIL targets were hit and CENTCOM said it would release more information; casualty and damage details remained unclear.
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