The attacks come after US President Donald Trump vowed to retaliate after an attack on US personnel last weekend in Syria by a suspected Islamic State terrorist.
The United States struck several Islamic State targets in Syria on Friday, US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth confirmed. The series of strikes, dubbed "Operation Hawkeye Strike," targeted Islamic State infrastructure and weapons sites, according to a statement released by Hegseth on social media.
Several Islamic State terrorists were killed in what Hegseth declared a "direct response to the attack on US forces that occurred on December 13th in Palmyra, Syria." "This is not the beginning of a war- it is a declaration of vengeance," Hegseth said, "if you target Americans, anywhere in the world, you will spend the rest of your brief, anxious life knowing the United States will hunt you, find you, and ruthlessly kill you."
US President Donald Trump confirmed that the US is "inflicting very serious retaliation" against those responsible for the deaths of two US soldiers and a civilian interpreter who were killed during an Islamic State ambush attack on December 13 "We are striking very strongly against ISIS strongholds in Syria, a place soaked in blood, which has many problems, but one that has a bright future if ISIS can be eradicated," Trump said in a social media post. "All terrorists who are evil enough to attack Americans are hereby warned- YOU WILL BE HIT HARDER THAN YOU HAVE EVER BEEN HIT BEFORE IF YOU, IN ANY WAY, ATTACK OR THREATEN THE USA." (Read More)
