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U.S. strikes dozens of sites in Syria in retaliation for troops’ deaths
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/12/19/us-strikes-syria/
The U.S. military on Friday night launched a series of strikes against dozens of sites in central Syria, U.S. officials said, following an attack last weekend that killed two U.S. soldiers and a civilian interpreter.
The strikes were ongoing and expected to target Islamic State infrastructure and weapons storage locations, said one of the officials, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss the operation. A-10 attack jets, F-15 and F-16 fighter jets, and Apache helicopters were involved along with rocket artillery fired by U.S. forces in the region, the official said.
Friday’s assault followed a Dec. 13 ambush at a military base in the city of Palmyra that killed two members of the Iowa National Guard — Sgt. Edgar Brian Torres-Tovar, 25, and Sgt. William Nathaniel Howard, 29 — and Ayad Mansoor Sakat, 54, an Iraq-born interpreter who lived in Michigan. President Donald Trump vowed after their deaths to retaliate.
No one has taken responsibility for the attack, but U.S. officials have said the Islamic State is likely to blame.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/12/19/us-strikes-syria/
The U.S. military on Friday night launched a series of strikes against dozens of sites in central Syria, U.S. officials said, following an attack last weekend that killed two U.S. soldiers and a civilian interpreter.
The strikes were ongoing and expected to target Islamic State infrastructure and weapons storage locations, said one of the officials, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss the operation. A-10 attack jets, F-15 and F-16 fighter jets, and Apache helicopters were involved along with rocket artillery fired by U.S. forces in the region, the official said.
Friday’s assault followed a Dec. 13 ambush at a military base in the city of Palmyra that killed two members of the Iowa National Guard — Sgt. Edgar Brian Torres-Tovar, 25, and Sgt. William Nathaniel Howard, 29 — and Ayad Mansoor Sakat, 54, an Iraq-born interpreter who lived in Michigan. President Donald Trump vowed after their deaths to retaliate.
No one has taken responsibility for the attack, but U.S. officials have said the Islamic State is likely to blame.
