U.S. Launches Large-Scale Strikes Against ISIS In Syria After Deadly Ambush

WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States has launched a new round of retaliation against the Islamic State in Syria. last month’s ambush The incident in which two US soldiers and an American civilian translator were killed in the country.

According to U.S. Central Command, the large-scale strikes, carried out by the United States with partner forces, occurred around 12:30 ET. The strikes hit numerous Islamic State targets across Syria.

Saturday’s strikes are part of a broader operation that President Donald Trump’s Response to deadly ISIS attack that killed Sgt. Edgar Brian Torres-Tovar, Sgt. William Nathaniel Howard and civilian translator Ayad Mansoor Sakat were in Palmyra last month.

“Our message remains strong: If you harm our warriors, 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.

A day earlier, Syrian authorities announced that security forces had arrested the military leader of ISIS’s operations in the Levant.

The US military said Saturday’s attacks were carried out with partner forces, without specifying which forces were involved.

Trump administration calls for response to Operation Hawkeye Strike for Palmyra attacks. Torres-Tovar and Howard were both members of the Iowa National Guard.

Launched on December 19 Another large-scale strike It hit 70 targets with ISIS infrastructure and weapons in central Syria.

The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces have been the United States’ main partner in the fight against ISIS in Syria for years, but since the ouster of former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in December 2024, Washington has increasingly coordinated with the central government in Damascus.

Syria recently joined the global coalition against ISIS.