The US military carried out air strikes on dozens of Islamic State (IS) targets on Friday Syria flown. This is a direct response to the attack on December 13th, wrote the US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on X. The goal is to eliminate IS weapons depots, infrastructure and fighters, the Pentagon chief wrote. The deadly one Shelling took place a week ago in the city of Palmyra occurred. The jihadist militia killed two soldiers and a US interpreter there, and three other people were injured.
According to the US regional command Centcom, “more than 70 targets” in central Syria were attacked with warplanes, helicopters and artillery. Syrian security sources said attacks were carried out in the desert near the city of Homs and in rural areas near Raqqa and Deir al-Sur. US President Donald Trump had already announced a retaliatory strike after last weekend’s attack in Syria by a suspected member of IS. Now the president has been quoted as saying that USA launched “very serious retaliatory measures” against the terrorist group in Syria. A US official described the military operation as a large-scale response that included attacks on targets in central Syria.
Syria wants to step up the fight against IS
In Syria, the government in Damascus announced an intensification of its fight against the extremist militia after the start of the US air strikes. The country is reaffirming its determination to take action against IS, the Syrian Foreign Ministry said.
Two US Army soldiers and a civilian interpreter were killed in Palmyra, central Syria, on Saturday when an attacker from the terrorist group fired on a convoy of American and Syrian forces. According to US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, the attacker was subsequently killed by allied forces. A U.S.-led coalition has carried out airstrikes and ground operations in Syria against suspected members of the Islamic State terrorist organization in recent months, often involving Syrian security forces.
