BREAKING: U.S. Conducts MASSIVE Strikes in Syria Following Attack that K*lled Two American Soldiers

This just in: on President Trump’s orders, the U.S. has conducted major strikes in Syria.

This comes in response to the ISIS ambush attack that killed two Iowa National Guard members on the 13th.

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth confirmed the strikes in a post on X, where he emphasized that the purpose of the strike was vengeance, not the beginning of a new war.

Read his full statement here:

Earlier today, U.S. forces commenced OPERATION HAWKEYE STRIKE in Syria to eliminate ISIS fighters, infrastructure, and weapons sites in direct response to the attack on U.S. forces that occurred on December 13th in Palmyra, Syria.

This is not the beginning of a war — it is a…

— Secretary of War Pete Hegseth (@SecWar) December 19, 2025

Earlier today, U.S. forces commenced OPERATION HAWKEYE STRIKE in Syria to eliminate ISIS fighters, infrastructure, and weapons sites in direct response to the attack on U.S. forces that occurred on December 13th in Palmyra, Syria.

This is not the beginning of a war — it is a declaration of vengeance. The United States of America, under President Trump’s leadership, will never hesitate and never relent to defend our people.

As we said directly following the savage attack, if you target Americans — anywhere in the world — you will spend the rest of your brief, anxious life knowing the United States will hunt you, find you, and ruthlessly kill you.

Today, we hunted and we killed our enemies. Lots of them. And we will continue.

This clip from Fox News has more information on the strikes:

🚨 BREAKING: SecWar Pete Hegseth confirms MASSIVE U.S. STRIKES in Syria on Islamic terrorists under OPERATION HAWKEYE STRIKE, after US troops were ambushed by Islamists

"This is not the beginning of a war — it is a declaration of VENGEANCE." 🔥🔥🇺🇸

"We hunted and we killed our… pic.twitter.com/1LP5zgQLgN

— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) December 19, 2025

The strikes targeted dozens of Islamic State locations.

The New York Times has more details:

The United States began major airstrikes against the Islamic State in Syria on Friday, fulfilling President Trump’s vow to avenge the deaths of two U.S. Army soldiers and a civilian U.S. interpreter killed in a terrorist attack in the central part of the country last Saturday.

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American fighter jets, attack helicopters and artillery salvos struck dozens of suspected Islamic State sites at several locations across central Syria, including weapons storage areas and other buildings to support operations, according to a U.S. official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss operational matters.

The American air and artillery attacks were expected to last several hours, deep into early Saturday morning in Syria, in what the U.S. official said would be “a massive attack.”