US launches Operation Hawkeye in Syria targeting IS

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The US launched an operation in Syria in retaliation for a deadly December 13 attack on American forces in Palmyra, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Friday. "Earlier today, US forces commenced Operation Hawkeye Strike in Syria to eliminate ISIS (ISIL) fighters, infrastructure, and weapons sites," Hegseth wrote on X on Friday. The operation was described as a direct response to the attack, which targeted