Operation Hawkeye has killed and captured greater than 50 ISIL fighters after hitting about 100 targets.
Printed On 14 Feb 2026
United States forces have carried out a collection of strikes in opposition to ISIL (ISIS) targets in Syria in retaliation for final yr’s killing of two of its troopers and an interpreter.
US Central Command (CENTCOM) mentioned in an announcement on Saturday that it attacked greater than 30 ISIL targets in Syria between February 3 and 12, hitting the armed group’s infrastructure and weapons storage amenities with “precision munitions”.
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CENTCOM mentioned it launched the latest assaults to “maintain relentless navy strain on remnants from the terrorist community”.
ISIL attacked US and Syrian forces close to the historic city of Palmyra in December, killing Sergeant Edgar Brian Torres-Tovar, Sergeant William Nathaniel Howard, and Ayad Mansoor Sakat, recognized as an American civilian interpreter.
Launched after the killings, Operation Hawkeye has killed and captured greater than 50 fighters and hit about 100 ISIL infrastructure targets over the previous two months, mentioned CENTCOM.
The US navy on Friday completed the transfer of 1000’s of ISIL detainees from Syria to Iraq, the place they’re anticipated to face trial.
The prisoners had been despatched to Iraq on the request of Baghdad in a transfer welcomed by the US-led coalition that had for years fought in opposition to the armed group.
In different developments, the Syrian Ministry of Defence confirmed that authorities forces took management of the al-Tanf military base within the east of the nation, which was run for years by US troops combating ISIL.
The US-led coalition labored alongside the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) within the battle that led to ISIL’s territorial defeat in Syria in 2019.
Nonetheless, Washington has now drawn near Syria’s new authorities, not too long ago saying that the aim of its alliance with the SDF was largely over.
The US withdrawal from al-Tanf comes as Damascus seeks to increase its management over all of Syria.
