The U.S. has launched different circular of retaliatory strikes against the Islamic State successful Syria pursuing past month's ambush that killed 2 U.S. soldiers and 1 American civilian interpreter successful the country.
The large-scale strikes, conducted by the U.S. alongside spouse forces, occurred astir 12:30 p.m. ET, according to U.S. Central Command. The strikes deed aggregate Islamic State targets crossed Syria.

Saturday's (January 10, 2026) strikes are portion of a broader cognition that is portion of President Donald Trump's effect to the deadly ISIS onslaught that killed Sgt Edgar Brian Torres-Tovar, Sgt William Nathaniel Howard, and Ayad Mansoor Sakat, the civilian interpreter, successful Palmyra past month.
“Our connection remains strong: if you harm our warfighters, we volition find you and termination you anyplace successful the world, nary substance however hard you effort to evade justice,” U.S. Central Command said successful a connection connected Saturday (January 10, 2026).

The medication is calling the effect to the Palmyra attacks Operation Hawkeye Strike. Both Mr. Torres-Tovar and Mr. Howard were members of the Iowa National Guard.
It launched Dec 19 with different large-scale onslaught that deed 70 targets crossed cardinal Syria that had IS infrastructure and weapons.

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