"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. conducted another round of large-scale strikes across Syria around 12:30 p.m. ET, hitting multiple Islamic State targets alongside partner forces. The strikes are part of Operation Hawkeye Strike and are a direct response to a deadly ambush in Palmyra that killed Sgt. Edgar Brian Torres-Tovar, Sgt. William Nathaniel Howard, and civilian interpreter Ayad Mansoor Sakat. The U.S. Central Command warned that those who harm U.S. warfighters will be pursued and killed. Syrian officials reported arrest of IS’s Levant military leader the previous day. Coordination with Syrian central authorities has increased since Assad’s ouster in December 2024, and Syria recently joined the global coalition against IS.
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