US Secretary of Defense Hegseth posted on X that the US military launched a “Hawkeye Strike Operation” in Syria to eliminate the “Islamic State” militants, infrastructure, and weapons arsenals. Hegseth said the attack was a direct response to the December 13 attack on the US military in Palmyra, Syria. He said the attack was not the beginning of a war, but a “declaration of revenge.”

US Secretary of Defense Hegseth posted on X that the US military launched a “Hawkeye Strike Operation” in Syria to eliminate the “Islamic State” militants, infrastructure, and weapons arsenals. Hegseth said the attack was a direct response to the December 13 attack on the US military in Palmyra, Syria. He said the attack was not the beginning of a war, but a “declaration of revenge.”