The U.S. military launched a new wave of airstrikes against ISIS targets across Syria on Saturday, sending a clear message after a December ambush killed two American soldiers and a civilian interpreter.
According to U.S. Central Command, the large-scale strikes hit multiple ISIS positions and were carried out alongside partner forces as part of Operation Hawkeye Strike, a campaign launched in December following the attack near Palmyra.
CENTCOM released footage of the operation and issued a blunt warning to ISIS fighters. “If you harm our warfighters, we will find you and kill you anywhere in the world,” the command said, “no matter how hard you try to evade justice.”
Why It Matters
The strikes follow the Dec. 13 ambush that killed Iowa National Guard Sgts. Edgar Brian Torres-Tovar and William Nathaniel Howard, along with Ayad Mansoor Sakat, an American civilian interpreter — the first U.S. fatalities in Syria in more than six years.
While ISIS was stripped of its territorial control in 2019, the group continues to operate in the shadows through sleeper cells, keeping U.S. and allied forces engaged in an ongoing counterterrorism fight. Roughly 1,000 U.S. troops remain in Syria to prevent the terror group from regrouping and launching new attacks.
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