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The strikes were part of Operation Hawkeye Strike, which was launched in retaliation for an ISIS ambush that killed two American soldiers and an interpreter.
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US hits dozens of ISIS targets in Syria — in retaliatory strikes for killing of 2 American soldiers
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.
A senior Trump administration official told PBS News that the U.S. will reduce the number of troops who have been fighting ISIS in Syria. The statement comes after a major shift in U.S. policy in the country.
According to the US Central Command (CENTCOM), the forces used precision munitions delivered by fixed-wing, rotary-wing, and unmanned aircraft.
The U.S. military struck dozens of ISIS targets in Syria while conducting retaliatory strikes for the deaths of two soldiers and their interpreter.
U.S. Central Command said in a statement that American aircraft had conducted 10 strikes against more than 30 IS targets between Feb. 3 and Thursday,
The targets were "ISIS infrastructure and weapons storage" and they were struck by "fixed-wing, rotary-wing, and unmanned aircraft."
The U.S. military conducted strikes against dozens of ISIS targets inside Syria this month as part of an ongoing “relentless military pressure” campaign on the terrorist network following a December ambush that killed three Americans,