"Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has announced the start of an operation to eliminate ISIS fighters, infrastructure, and weapons sites in Syria following the deaths of three U.S. citizens. This is not the beginning of a war it is a declaration of vengeance. The United States of America, under President Trump's leadership, will never hesitate and never relent to defend our people, he said Friday on social media."
"Two Iowa National Guard members and a U.S. civilian interpreter were killed Dec. 13 in an attack in the Syrian desert that the Trump administration has blamed on the Islamic State group. The slain National Guard members were among hundreds of U.S. troops deployed in eastern Syria as part of a coalition fighting IS. Soon after word of the deaths, President Donald Trump pledged very serious retaliation but stressed that Syria was fighting alongside U.S. troops."
"When asked for further information, the Pentagon referred AP to Hegseth's social media post. White House officials noted that Trump had made clear that retaliation was coming. President Trump told the world that the United States would retaliate for the killing of our heroes by ISIS in Syria, and he is delivering on that promise, White House deputy press secretary Anna Kelly said in a statement."
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced an operation to eliminate ISIS fighters, infrastructure and weapons sites in Syria following the deaths of three U.S. citizens. Two Iowa National Guard members and a U.S. civilian interpreter were killed Dec. 13 in the Syrian desert in an attack the Trump administration blamed on the Islamic State group. Hundreds of U.S. troops are deployed in eastern Syria as part of a coalition fighting IS. President Donald Trump pledged serious retaliation, met privately with the families at Dover Air Force Base, and noted cooperation with Syrian security forces. U.S. strikes used F-15s, A-10s and AH-64s, and officials said more strikes could be expected.
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