“Due to ISIS's cruel killing of brave American patriots in Syria, whose beautiful souls I welcomed to American soil earlier this week in a very dignified ceremony, I hereby announce that the United States, as I promised, will carry out a very serious reprisal against the terrorists responsible. We are striking with full force against ISIS strongholds in Syria, a place soaked in blood, with many problems, but with a bright future if it can be overcome. eradicate. The government of Syria, led by a man who is working hard to make Syria great, fully supports us. All terrorists who are evil enough to attack Americans are hereby warned – YOU WILL BE HIT HARDER THAN EVER BEFORE IF YOU ATTACK OR THREATEN THE US IN ANY WAY,” US President Donald Trump wrote on Truth Social.
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“US forces launched a large-scale attack on ISIS infrastructure and weapons facilities in Syria. This massive attack followed the attack on US forces and their partners in Syria on December 13,” we read on the social media of US Central Command.
“This morning, U.S. forces launched Operation Hawkeye Strake in Syria to eliminate ISIS fighters, infrastructure and weapons facilities in direct response to the December 13 attack on U.S. forces in Palmyra, Syria. This is not the start of a war – it is a declaration of revenge. The United States of America, under the leadership of President Trump, will never falter or back down in defense of our nation. As we said immediately after the brutal attack, if you target Americans – anywhere in the world – you will spend the rest of your short, anxious life knowing that the United States will hunt you down, find you, and kill you mercilessly. Today we have hunted and killed many of our enemies,” wrote US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth.
American soldiers died in Syria. Trump announces revenge
This is a response to the attack on American forces that took place on December 13 in Syria. US President Donald Trump on Saturday announced “serious retaliation” against the Islamic State for the attack that killed three Americans in Syria. He also stated that the terrorist attack was directed against both the US and the Syrian authorities.
“We mourn the loss of three Great American Patriots in Syria, two soldiers and one civilian translator. We also pray for the three wounded soldiers who, as just confirmed, are doing well. This was an ISIS attack on the United States and Syria, in a very dangerous region of Syria that is not fully under their control,” Trump said in a post on Truth Social. He announced “very serious retaliation.”
He also referred to the matter during a short conversation with journalists before departing for the American football match of the university academies of the Naval and Land Forces for the President's Cup. He emphasized that the Islamic State terrorists set a trap for US forces, and the attack was also directed against the Syrian authorities and that “Syria is fighting together with the US.” He added that the country's president, Ahmed al-Shara, was devastated by the news.
The Pentagon earlier said that US forces were attacked during a mission “to support ongoing counter-terrorism operations against IS in the region.” According to the head of the ministry, Pete Hegseth, the attacker was killed by US partner forces.
“Let everyone know that if you target Americans – anywhere in the world – you will spend the rest of your short, fearful lives knowing that the United States will hunt you down, find you, and kill you mercilessly,” Hegseth wrote on Channel X.
American soldiers came under fire during a joint patrol with Syrian forces in the central part of the country, reported Syria's official national news agency SANA, quoted by CNN. The evacuated wounded were to be transported to Al-Tanf, a US military base in eastern Syria, near the border with Iraq.
