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* U.S. Strikes in Syria: The U.S., along with partner forces, conducted large-scale strikes against Islamic state (IS) targets in Syria around 12:30 p.m.ET on Saturday.
* Retaliation for Palmyra Attack: These strikes are part of a response to a deadly IS attack in Palmyra last month that killed Sgt. Edgar Brian Torres-Tovar, sgt.William Nathaniel Howard,and a civilian interpreter,ayad Mansoor Sakat.
* Operation Hawkeye Strike: The Trump governance has named this response “Operation Hawkeye Strike.”
* U.S. Resolve: U.S. Central command stated a firm commitment to pursuing and eliminating those who harm U.S. service members.
* Syrian Arrest: Syrian security forces arrested a military leader of IS operations in the Levant a day prior to the strikes.
* Partnerships: The U.S. is working with partner forces (specifically mentioning the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces) and increasingly coordinating with the Syrian government in Damascus,wich recently joined the global coalition against IS.
* Previous Strikes: A previous large-scale strike with 70 targets occurred on December 19th.
