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Pentagon announces Syria operation in response to attack on US troops

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Pentagon announces Syria operation in response to attack on US troops

(L-R) U.S. President Donald Trump, U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Air Force Gen. Dan Caine salute during a dignified transfer at Dover Air Force Base on December 17, 2025 in Dover, Delaware. (AFP Photo/ Anna Moneymaker)

WASHINGTON: US forces have launched an operation against the Islamic State group in Syria in response to an attack in Palmyra that left three Americans dead, Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth said Friday.


"US forces commenced OPERATION HAWKEYE STRIKE in Syria to eliminate ISIS fighters, infrastructure, and weapons sites in direct response to the attack on US forces that occurred on December 13th," Hegseth wrote on X, using an acronym for the jihadist group