America struck dozens of suspected Islamic State sites across central Syria. Pete Hegseth said it was an “massive strike” to “eliminate” IS fighters and infrastructure. The US Central Command (Centcom) said fighter jets, attack helicopters and artillery “struck more than 70 targets at multiple locations across central Syria”. Aircraft from Jordan were also involved. It further noted the operation “employed more than 100 precision munitions” targeting known IS infrastructure and weapons sites. Donald Trump had vowed to avenge the deaths of two American soldiers and an interpreter, who were killed on December 13th in Syria by a lone gunman suspected of being affiliated with IS.
Centcom commander Admiral Brad Cooper said that the US “will continue to relentlessly pursue terrorists who seek to harm Americans and our partners across the region”. US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said the operation “is not the beginning of a war but that it is a declaration of “vengeance”.
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In the Clinton days, any incident would’ve been the biggest news item in the country.
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America struck dozens of suspected Islamic State sites across central Syria. Pete Hegseth said it was an “massive strike” to “eliminate” IS fighters and infrastructure. The US Central Command (Centcom) said fighter jets, attack helicopters and artillery “struck more than 70 targets at multiple locations across central Syria”. Aircraft from Jordan were also involved. It further noted the operation “employed more than 100 precision munitions” targeting known IS infrastructure and weapons sites. Donald Trump had vowed to avenge the deaths of two American soldiers and an interpreter, who were killed on December 13th in Syria by a lone gunman suspected of being affiliated with IS.
Centcom commander Admiral Brad Cooper said that the US “will continue to relentlessly pursue terrorists who seek to harm Americans and our partners across the region”. US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said the operation “is not the beginning of a war but that it is a declaration of “vengeance”.
I was in the telegram old news
In the Clinton days, any incident would’ve been the biggest news item in the country.
Now, it’s just a footnote in a shitty end to a shitty week