Last Updated on January 11, 2026 11:58 pm by INDIAN AWAAZ
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The United States has carried out another round of retaliatory strikes against Islamic State targets across Syria. The strike comes following last month’s ISIS ambush in Palmyra that killed two US soldiers and an American civilian interpreter.
US Central Command said the large-scale strikes were conducted by the United States last night alongside partner forces and hit multiple IS targets. The Jordanian military later announced that it had taken part in the strikes. The Trump administration is calling the response to the Palmyra attacks Operation Hawkeye Strike.
The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces have for years been the US’s main partner in the fight against IS in Syria, but since the ouster of former Syrian President Bashar Assad in December 2024, Washington has increasingly been coordinating with the central government in Damascus. Syria recently joined the global coalition against IS.