{"id":8207,"date":"2026-01-11T00:33:47","date_gmt":"2026-01-11T00:33:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=8207"},"modified":"2026-01-11T00:33:47","modified_gmt":"2026-01-11T00:33:47","slug":"us-launches-large-scale-attacks-against-isil-in-syria-after-deadly-ambush-isil-isis-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=8207","title":{"rendered":"US launches \u2018large-scale\u2019 attacks against ISIL in Syria after deadly ambush | ISIL\/ISIS News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p class=\"article__subhead\"><em>US military says the strikes are in response to an ISIL ambush that killed three American personnel in Palmyra last month.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"byline byline--single-avatar\">\n<div class=\"avatars-container\">\n<div class=\"responsive-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/aa8d02ac5a6f47ffb652a508e4fbcad9_6.jpeg?resize=96%2C96&amp;quality=80 96w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 96px) 96px, 96px\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-dates\">\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Published On 10 Jan 2026<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">10 Jan 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rich-share\" data-testid=\"rich-share\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__button-wrapper\"><button class=\"rich-share__button row\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><\/p>\n<p>Click here to share on social media<\/p>\n<p><svg class=\"icon icon--share2 icon--primary icon--16 \" viewbox=\"0 0 20 16\" version=\"1.1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><title>share2<\/title><path fill=\"#000\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M11.688 9.048c-.659 0-1.252.282-1.673.733l-4.92-2.45c.016-.115.028-.232.028-.352 0-.117-.011-.23-.027-.343l4.913-2.423a2.285 2.285 0 0 0 1.68.739C12.964 4.952 14 3.899 14 2.6 14 1.302 12.965.25 11.688.25S9.377 1.302 9.377 2.601c0 .117.01.23.027.343L4.49 5.367a2.285 2.285 0 0 0-1.68-.739C1.536 4.628.5 5.681.5 6.979c0 1.299 1.035 2.35 2.312 2.35.659 0 1.252-.281 1.673-.731l4.92 2.45a2.357 2.357 0 0 0-.029.351c0 1.299 1.035 2.351 2.312 2.351S14 12.698 14 11.399s-1.035-2.35-2.312-2.35Z\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"rich-share__social-text\">Share<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p>The United States has carried out another round of \u201clarge-scale\u201d attacks against the ISIL or ISIS group in Syria following an ambush that killed two American soldiers and a civilian interpreter in the city of Palmyra last month.<\/p>\n<p>The US Central Command (CENTCOM) said in a statement on Saturday that the attacks occurred at about 17:30 GMT and hit \u201cmultiple ISIS targets across Syria\u201d.<\/p>\n<section class=\"more-on\">\n<h2 class=\"more-on__heading\">Recommended Stories<!-- --> <\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list of 4 items<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p style=\"font-weight:400\">\u201cOur message remains strong: if you harm our warfighters, we will find you and kill you anywhere in the world, no matter how hard you try to evade justice,\u201d\u00a0CENTCOM said.<\/p>\n<p>The statement did not say whether anyone was killed in the strikes.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight:400\">Grainy aerial video accompanying the statement, posted on X, showed several separate explosions, apparently in rural areas.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight:400\">CENTCOM said the attacks were carried out alongside partner forces, without specifying which forces had taken part.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight:400\">The US is calling the response to the Palmyra attacks Operation Hawkeye Strike. The ambush on December 13 involved a lone gunman, who Syria\u2019s Ministry of Interior said was a member of the security forces and had been set to be fired for his hardline views.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight:400\">The US military launched Operation Hawkeye Strike on December 19, with a large-scale strike that hit 70 targets across central Syria that had ISIL infrastructure and weapons.<\/p>\n<p>It said on December 30 that its forces had killed or captured about 25 ISIL fighters following the launch of Operation Hawkeye Strike.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight:400\">The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces has for years been the US\u2019s main partner in the fight against ISIL in Syria, but since the ouster of former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in December 2024, Washington has increasingly been coordinating with the central government in Damascus.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight:400\">Syria joined the global coalition against ISIL after reaching an agreement late last year, when Syrian President Ahmed \u200dal-Sharaa visited the White House.<\/p>\n<p>Syrian officials said last month that leading ISIL figure Taha al-Zoubi had been arrested in the Damascus countryside.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight:400\">US President Donald Trump has long been sceptical of Washington\u2019s presence in Syria, ordering the withdrawal of troops during his first term, but ultimately leaving American forces in the country.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight:400\">About 1,000 US troops remain in Syria.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight:400\">The US military has said it would further reduce the number of American personnel in Syria and eventually reduce its bases in the country to one.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>US military says the strikes are in response to an ISIL ambush that killed three American personnel in Palmyra last month. 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