Soldiers killed: US massive attack against ISIS

The US-Syrian joint military has launched ‘Operation Hawkeye’ against the Islamic State (IS) militant group in Syria. The operation is being carried out targeting ISIS group fighters, infrastructure and weapons depots. US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth confirmed this information in a statement on Friday (December 19). Stating that the operation began yesterday, Hegseth said in a statement that the US-Syrian joint military has launched Operation Hawkeye in Syria since yesterday. The operation is being carried out targeting ISIS group fighters, infrastructure and weapons depots.
There are currently 1,000 troops in the US base in Syria. Last Saturday, ISIS gunmen attacked a US-Syrian convoy in the central Syrian city of Palmyra. Two US soldiers and their interpreter were killed on the spot and three other US soldiers were injured. The US Central Command (Centcom) said that at least 70 IS targets were attacked in various places in central Syria. The attack involved fighter jets, attack helicopters and artillery. Jordanian aircraft also took part in the operation.
Syrian Interior Ministry officials have already identified the attacker. They said the attacker was once a member of the Syrian security forces. He is currently working as an IS fighter. Pete Hegseth said in a statement yesterday that the ‘Operation Hawkeye’ operation was launched in response to attacks on US troops last week. He added that 70 IS targets were hit in Syria yesterday. The operation used F-15 and A-10 fighter jets, Apache helicopters and HIMERS rocket systems.
This is not the start of a war, but rather a retaliatory countermeasure. We have killed several enemies today and this operation will continue, the US Defense Secretary said in a statement. Meanwhile, in a message posted on his social media account Truth Social on the same day, US President Donald Trump said that US forces in Syria were taking very serious revenge and that the Syrian government had given them its full support.
Source: Reuters