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The US conducted large-scale airstrikes against multiple ISIS targets in Syria in the continued retaliation for the killing of two US soldiers — capturing or killing 50 ISIS terrorists, US military officials announced Saturday.
Bombs struck at least 35 locations with 20 US aircraft launching over 90 precision munitions as part of Operation Hawkeye — a continued response to ISIS’s deadly ambush on Dec. 13, 2025, which killed three Americans, including two US soldiers.
US CentCom said they conducted 10 strikes against 30 ISIS targets in operations from Feb. 3 to Feb. 12 — destroying weapons storage facilities and other infrastructure.
Unclassified video included in Saturday’s announcement showed rockets causing massive amounts of destruction at several targets in Syria — with dirt and debris shooting out skyward amidst plumes of smoke.
The operation utilized F-15Es, A-10s, AC-130Js, MQ-9s, and Jordanian F-16s, according to CBS.
This marked the third round of retaliatory air strikes avenging the ambush attack, with the US lighting up more than 70 ISIS targets in Syria on Dec. 19, less than a week after the killings.
The Trump admin launched another volley of airstrikes on Jan. 10, 35 targets struck with precision-guided missiles, according to US CENTCOM.
“The strikes today targeted ISIS throughout Syria as part of our ongoing commitment to root out Islamic terrorism against our warfighters, prevent future attacks, and protect American and partner forces in the region,” US Central Command warned in a post on X last month.
An ISIS target in Syria is destroyed in a continuation of ongoing retaliatory attacks that have killed over 50 terrorists since starting on Dec. 19, 2025. x/CENTCOM“Our message remains strong: if you harm our warfighters, we will find you and kill you anywhere in the world, no matter how hard you try to evade justice,” CentCom concluded.
At least 50 ISIS fighters were captured or killed during Operation Hawkeye, which launched on Dec. 19, 2025.
The operation is part of President Trump’s promise to “retaliate” against ISIS for the terror group’s ambush.
Sgt. Edgar Brian Torres-Tovar and Sgt. William Nathaniel Howard, both with the US National Guard from Iowa, and US civilian interpreter Ayad Mansoor Sakat were gunned by an ISIS terrorist.
“We will never forget, and never relent,” Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said in an X post following military operations on Jan. 10.
One of the aircraft used to carry out Saturday’s bombing campaign against ISIS targets in Syria, according to US CentCom. x/CENTCOMThe Syrian Defense Ministry said government forces had gained control of a key base in the east of the country that was operated by the US military for years, NBC reported Thursday.
Officials did not announce any casualties associated with the strikes.
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