The Pentagon says IS was targeted after the December killing of two American soldiers
US Central Command said American and partner forces carried out strikes against Islamic State ( IS, formerly ISIS ) targets across Syria in response to a deadly December attack.
US forces conducted the attack as part of Operation Hawkeye Strikes, launched on December 19 following an ambush near Palmyra in which a jihadist fighter killed two American soldiers and their interpreter and wounded three other servicemen.
According to a CENTCOM statement, the US carried out “large-scale strikes” against multiple IS targets across the country.
“The strikes today…
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