US military launches airstrikes against ISIS targets in Syria

The US army has launched airstrikes in opposition to the Islamic State (ISIS) in Syria, US officers confirmed to Fox Information.

The operation marks the second time the US army has struck Islamic State targets in Syria since December 19, following the killing of two Iowa Nationwide Guard troopers and their American interpreter by a lone ISIS gunman.

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The US army has launched airstrikes in opposition to the Islamic State (ISIS) in Syria, US officers confirmed. (Historical past/Common Photos Group through Getty Photos)

The assaults come as US particular envoy for Syria Tom Barrack stated he met in Damascus with Syria’s new management to debate the nation’s future. “As we speak, on behalf of President Donald J. Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, I met with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, Secretary of State Asaad al-Shaibani and members of their crew in Damascus,” Barrack wrote.

U.S. Central Command stated the strikes have been carried out “roughly 12:30 p.m. Japanese Time” and focused “a number of ISIS targets all through Syria.”

In an announcement, CENTCOM stated the operation was a part of “Operation Hawkeye Strike,” which it stated was launched on Dec. 19 “in direct response to the lethal ISIS assault on U.S. and Syrian forces in Palmyra, Syria.”

Barrack stated the talks targeted on “latest developments in Aleppo and the broader path ahead for Syria’s historic transition,” including that the USA “welcomes Syria’s historic transition and extends its assist to the Syrian authorities underneath President Ahmed al-Sharaa.”

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The White Home and the Warfare Division didn’t instantly reply to Fox Information Digital’s requests for remark.

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