US launches Operation Hawkeye in Syria after killing of two soldiers

US President Donald Trump on Friday local time said that in response to ISISs killing of two Americans in Syria the US retaliated by striking the nationSecretary of War Pete Hegseth announced on Friday that the US commenced Operation Hawkeye Strike in Syria to eliminate ISIS fightersHegseth stated in a post on X Earlier today 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 in Palmyra Syria This is not the beginning of a war it is a declaration of vengeance The United States of America under President Trumps leadership will never hesitate and never relent to defend our peopleEarlier today 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 in Palmyra Syria This is not the beginning of a war mdash it is ahellipmdash Secretary of War Pete Hegseth SecWar December 19 2025As we said directly following the savage attack if you target Americans anywhere in the world you will spend the rest of your brief anxious life knowing the United States will hunt you find you and ruthlessly kill you Today we hunted and we killed our enemies Lots of them And we will continue he addedTrump warned in a post on Truth Social that the terrorists will be hit harder than they have ever beenBecause of ISISs vicious killing of brave American Patriots in Syria whose beautiful souls I welcomed home to American soil earlier this week in a very dignified ceremony I am hereby announcing that the United States is inflicting very serious retaliation just as I promised on the murderous terrorists responsible We are striking very strongly against ISIS strongholds in Syria a place soaked in blood which has many problems but one that has a bright future if ISIS can be eradicatedThe Government of Syria led by a man who is working very hard to bring Greatness back to Syria and is fully in support All terrorists who are evil enough to attack Americans are hereby warned YOU WILL BE HIT HARDER THAN YOU HAVE EVER BEEN HIT BEFORE IF YOU IN ANY WAY ATTACK OR THREATEN THE USA he addedOperation Hawkeye a reference to the fact that the two US soldiers killed were from the Hawkeye State of Iowa the strikes hit dozens of targets the military connected to ISIS including infrastructure and weapons storage sites across Syria one of the officials told CNNThe two US service members killed in Syria were identified this week as Sgt Edgar Brian Torres Tovar 25 of Des Moines Iowa and Sgt William Nathaniel Howard 29 of Marshalltown Iowa They were killed while engaging hostile forces in Palmyra Syria the US Army said Both soldiers were assigned to the Iowa National Guards 1st Squadron 113th Cavalry Regiment 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team 34th Infantry DivisionThree additional Iowa National Guard members were wounded in the attack and evacuated for further medical treatmentThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever