Operation “Hawkeye Strike”: US army studies assaults on IS targets in Syria | EUROtoday

The US army, along with allied forces, carried out one other strike towards the Islamic State (IS) terrorist militia in Syria, attacking a number of targets. The large-scale assaults carried out at noon (US East Coast native time) are a part of Operation Hawkeye Strike, because the US army’s regional command liable for the Middle East (Centcom) introduced on Platform X. The operation was launched final month in response to a earlier lethal assault on three Americans in Syria.

On December 13, two US troopers and their translator, a civilian with US citizenship, have been killed in an assault by a suspected IS member within the oasis metropolis of Palmyra. The US Army then attacked dozens of jihadist militia targets in Syria along with its ally Jordan in December.

The assault on US troopers in Palmyra was the primary incident of its type for the reason that overthrow of long-time Syrian chief Bashar al-Assad by the Islamist HTS militia and its allies in December 2024. It was additionally the primary incident for the reason that resumption of diplomatic relations between Syria and the US.

The US army mentioned the brand new assaults have been now directed towards IS throughout Syria. It initially didn’t present any extra exact details about the targets – nor about doable accidents or fatalities.

The USA has stationed round 1,000 troopers in Syria and is cooperating with the brand new Syrian authorities within the combat towards IS. This is led by former rebels who overthrew the long-time ruler Bashar al-Assad in 2024.

The US-led worldwide anti-IS coalition, which incorporates France and Great Britain, was based in 2014 to dismantle the “caliphate” proclaimed by the Islamists in Syria and Iraq. The jihadists have been thought of defeated since 2019. However, many IS fighters withdrew to huge desert areas in each international locations and are nonetheless thought of a menace.