Overview
- U.S. Central Command said forces carried out coordinated strikes at about 12:30 p.m. ET against ISIS targets throughout Syria with partner forces.
- Reporting cited more than 90 precision munitions launched by over two dozen aircraft against more than 35 targets in the latest operation.
- The strikes are part of Operation Hawkeye Strike, a sustained campaign ordered on Dec. 19 at President Donald Trump’s direction after the Palmyra attack.
- CENTCOM released strike footage but did not identify partner forces, specify target locations, or provide casualty or damage assessments.
- The December ambush killed Sgt. Edgar Brian Torres Tovar, Sgt. William Nathaniel Howard, and civilian interpreter Ayad Mansoor Sakat, according to the U.S. military.