US army says the strikes are in response to an ISIL ambush that killed three American personnel in Palmyra final month.
Printed On 10 Jan 2026
The US has carried out one other spherical of “large-scale” assaults in opposition to the ISIL or ISIS group in Syria following an ambush that killed two American soldiers and a civilian interpreter within the metropolis of Palmyra final month.
The US Central Command (CENTCOM) stated in an announcement on Saturday that the assaults occurred at about 17:30 GMT and hit “a number of ISIS targets throughout Syria”.
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“Our message stays sturdy: for those who hurt our warfighters, we are going to discover you and kill you wherever on the earth, irrespective of how exhausting you attempt to evade justice,” CENTCOM stated.
The assertion didn’t say whether or not anybody was killed within the strikes.
Grainy aerial video accompanying the assertion, posted on X, confirmed a number of separate explosions, apparently in rural areas.
CENTCOM stated the assaults had been carried out alongside companion forces, with out specifying which forces had taken half.
The US is asking the response to the Palmyra attacks Operation Hawkeye Strike. The ambush on December 13 concerned a lone gunman, who Syria’s Ministry of Inside stated was a member of the safety forces and had been set to be fired for his hardline views.
The US army launched Operation Hawkeye Strike on December 19, with a large-scale strike that hit 70 targets throughout central Syria that had ISIL infrastructure and weapons.
It stated on December 30 that its forces had killed or captured about 25 ISIL fighters following the launch of Operation Hawkeye Strike.
The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces has for years been the US’s essential companion within the battle in opposition to ISIL in Syria, however because the ouster of former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in December 2024, Washington has more and more been coordinating with the central authorities in Damascus.
Syria joined the worldwide coalition in opposition to ISIL after reaching an settlement late final 12 months, when Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa visited the White Home.
Syrian officers stated final month that main ISIL determine Taha al-Zoubi had been arrested within the Damascus countryside.
US President Donald Trump has lengthy been sceptical of Washington’s presence in Syria, ordering the withdrawal of troops throughout his first time period, however finally leaving American forces within the nation.
About 1,000 US troops stay in Syria.
The US army has stated it might additional cut back the variety of American personnel in Syria and ultimately cut back its bases within the nation to at least one.
