00:00The U.S. military launched extensive strikes against dozens of Islamic State targets in
00:06Syria on Friday, said U.S. officials, who added the strikes came in retaliation for
00:11an attack on American personnel.
00:13The U.S. Central Command released video on Friday of what it said was the military striking
00:18more than 70 targets across central Syria, with Jordanian fighter jets supporting the
00:23operation.
00:24Reuters was not able to independently verify the location or the date when the video was
00:29filmed.
00:30Speaking at a rally in North Carolina on Friday night, U.S. President Donald Trump called
00:35the attacks a massive blow against the ISIS members the U.S. blames for a December 13th
00:39attack on coalition forces in the central Syrian town of Palmyra.
00:44We hit the ISIS thugs in Syria who were trying to regroup after their decimation by the Trump
00:50administration five years ago.
00:52We hit them hard.
00:54I ordered a massive strike on the terrorists that killed our three great patriots last
01:00week.
01:01Two soldiers, one interpreter, all great people, and it was very successful.
01:06It was precision.
01:07We hit every site flawlessly, and we are restoring peace through strength all over the world.
01:14The U.S.-led coalition has been carrying out airstrikes and ground operations in Syria targeting
01:20Islamic State suspects in recent months, often with the involvement of Syria's security forces.
01:26Defense Secretary Pete Hegsath said the strikes targeted ISIS fighters, infrastructure, and weapons
01:32sites, and that the operation was Operation Hawkeye strike.
01:36Trump said on social media that the Syrian government fully supported the strikes and
01:40that the U.S. was inflicting very serious retaliation.
01:44About 1,000 U.S. troops remain in Syria.
01:48Its government is led by former rebels who toppled leader Bashar al-Assad last year after a 13-year
01:53civil war and includes members of Syria's former al-Qaeda branch who broke with the group and
01:58clashed with Islamic State.
02:01Syria has been cooperating with a U.S.-led coalition against Islamic State, with an agreement
02:05reached last month when President Ahmed al-Sharrah visited the White House.
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