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Operation Hawkeye Strike: US hits more than 70 ISIS targets in massive assault across Syria, in retaliation for the deadly ambush that killed two soldiers and a civilian interpreter

In retaliation for a deadly ambush that killed two US soldiers and a civilian interpreter, the United States launched extensive air and ground strikes against Islamic State targets across central Syria. US Central Command described the operation, dubbed Operation Hawkeye Strike, as a massive assault involving over 100 precision-guided munitions, directly responding to the attack near Palmyra.