USA attacks IS targets in Syria – After attack on US soldiers

After an attack on US soldiers

USA: “Massive” retaliatory strike in Syria

The USA has attacked IS targets in Syria. A week ago, two US soldiers were killed by a suspected IS member.

After the deadly attack on three Americans in Syria, US forces carried out a retaliatory strike in the country against the terrorist militia “Islamic State” (IS). This was a direct response to the attack on December 13th, said US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on the X platform. US President Donald Trump spoke of a massive strike against the terrorist organization.

Pete Hegseth, who now calls himself Secretary of War, referred to what he said immediately after the attack on Americans in Syria: “If you attack Americans – anywhere in the world – you will live the rest of your short, fearful life knowing that the United States will hunt you down, find you, and kill you mercilessly.” And further: “Today we hunted down and killed our enemies. Many of them. And we will continue to do so.”

More than 100 precision weapons were used in the operation against IS infrastructure and weapons depots – the US military understands this to mean bombs or rockets in particular. “We will continue to relentlessly pursue terrorists who seek to harm Americans or our partners in the region,” said Centcom Commander Admiral Brad Cooper.

Hegseth’s most recent post did not reveal the extent of the US deployment. It also remained unclear whether further strikes would follow. Hegseth wrote that the retaliation began on Friday.

Eyewitnesses in the eastern Syrian provinces of al-Raqqa and Dair as-Saur reported to the German Press Agency that US aircraft had attacked targets in the desert regions of the two provinces. Several explosions were heard. Residents in the northeastern outskirts of Deir as-Saur said they heard rockets being fired from US military bases. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, an IS leader and other members were killed in the attack. The terrorist militia initially did not comment on the attack.