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U.S., Jordan Hit 70+ ISIS Targets in Syria in Retaliatory Operation Hawkeye Strike

U.S. officials cast the Syria strikes as retaliation, not a wider war.

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This photo provided by the U.S. Air Force shows a U.S. Airman preparing an A-10 Thunderbolt II for flight from a base in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, Friday, Dec. 19, 2025, in support of Operation Hawkeye Strike. (U.S. Air Force/DVIDS via AP)
DOVER, DELAWARE - DECEMBER 17: U.S. President Donald Trump and U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth salute as a U.S. Army carry team moves a flagged-draped transfer case containing the remains of Iowa National Guardsman Sgt. Edgar Brian Torres-Tovar at Dover Air Force Base on December 17, 2025 in Dover, Delaware. Iowa National Guard members Sgt. William Nathaniel Howard and Sgt. Edgar Brian Torres-Tovar and Ayad Mansoor Sakat, a U.S. civilian working as an interpreter, were killed during a recent ambush by an Islamic State (IS) gunman in Syria. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
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Overview

  • CENTCOM said forces struck more than 70 ISIS-linked sites across central Syria targeting fighters, infrastructure and weapons facilities.
  • The operation used F-15 and A-10 jets, AH-64 Apache helicopters, artillery and HIMARS, with Jordanian F-16s supporting and over 100 precision munitions employed.
  • The strikes followed a Dec. 13 ambush near Palmyra that killed Iowa National Guard Sergeants William Howard and Edgar Torres‑Tovar and U.S. interpreter Ayad Mansoor Sakat.
  • U.S. officials have not confirmed a casualty toll from the raids, while the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported at least five ISIS members killed.
  • Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth called the action a "declaration of vengeance" as Syria’s interim government signaled continued cooperation against ISIS and officials indicated additional actions could follow.