Operation “Hawkeye Strike” has been launched in Syria «to eliminate ISIS fighters, infrastructure and weapons depots, in direct response to the attack against US forces that took place on 13 December: this is what the American Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth on X, confirming a military operation against the Islamic State in Syria in response to an attack on Palmyra that caused the death of three Americans.
As specified by the US Central Command CENTCOM, "over 70 targets" have already been hit with fighter planes, attack helicopters and artillery.
"The Jordanian Armed Forces also provided fighter jet support," reads a post on X by Admiral Brad Cooper, commander of Centcom. "We will continue to relentlessly hunt down terrorists seeking to harm Americans and our partners in the region."
"Due to the brutal killing of brave American patriots in Syria by ISIS," Trump announced on Truth, "I am announcing that the United States is inflicting a very strong retaliation, just as I promised, against the murderous terrorists."
"We are striking hard at ISIS strongholds in Syria, a place soaked in blood and plagued by many problems, but one that has a promising future if ISIS is eradicated." "The Syrian government, led by a man who is working hard to restore greatness to Syria, fully supports us. All terrorists evil enough to attack Americans are warned: you will be hit harder than you have ever been hit before if, in any way, you
you will attack or threaten the United States,” concluded the American president.
US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth wrote in X that "this is not the start of a war: it is a declaration of vengeance. The United States, under President Trump's leadership, will never hesitate and will never back down in defending its people." "As we stated immediately after the brutal attack," the secretary added, "if you target American citizens, anywhere in the world, you will spend the rest of your short and agonizing lives knowing that the United States will hunt you down, find you, and kill you without mercy. Today, we hunted our enemies and killed them. Many of them. And we will continue to do so."
