"WASHINGTON The U.S. has launched another round of retaliatory strikes against the Islamic State in Syria following last month's ambush that killed two U.S. soldiers and one American civilian interpreter in the country. The large-scale strikes, conducted by the U.S. alongside partner forces, occurred around 12:30 p.m. ET, according to U.S. Central Command. The strikes hit multiple Islamic State targets across Syria."
"Saturday's strikes are part of a broader operation that is part of President Donald Trump's response to the deadly ISIS attack that killed Sgt. Edgar Brian Torres-Tovar, Sgt. William Nathaniel Howard, and Ayad Mansoor Sakat, the civilian interpreter, in Palmyra last 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 said in a statement Saturday."
The U.S. launched another round of retaliatory strikes against the Islamic State in Syria after an ambush that killed two U.S. soldiers and one American civilian interpreter. The attacks were large-scale, executed with partner forces around 12:30 p.m. ET, and struck multiple Islamic State targets across Syria. The operation was presented as part of President Donald Trump's response to the Palmyra attack that killed Sgt. Edgar Brian Torres-Tovar, Sgt. William Nathaniel Howard, and Ayad Mansoor Sakat. U.S. Central Command stated that the United States will find and kill those who harm warfighters anywhere in the world. The response is named Operation Hawkeye Strike and follows an earlier Dec. 19 campaign that hit 70 targets.
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