Striking images reveal U.S. President Donald Trump’s retaliatory operations against ISIS conducted by U.S. forces this month.
According to CENTCOM, the missions spanning Feb. 3-12 were designed “to sustain relentless military pressure on remnants from the terrorist network.”
U.S. forces hit ISIS infrastructure and weapons depots using precision munitions deployed from fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and drones.
CENTCOM previously reported conducting five additional strikes targeting an ISIS communications facility, a key logistics hub, and weapons storage sites between Jan. 27-Feb. 2.
“Operation Hawkeye Strike was launched in response to a Dec. 13 attack on US and Syrian forces in Palmyra” CENTCOM stated. “The ISIS ambush resulted in the death of two U.S. subject matter experts and an American interpreter.
“More than 50 ISIS terrorists have been killed or captured and over 100 ISIS infrastructure targets have been struck with hundreds of precision munitions during two months of targeted operations.”
On Dec. 13, 2025, a lone Syrian security officer with suspected ISIS ties ambushed and killed two U.S. soldiers and a Turkish-U.S. interpreter during a joint U.S.-Syrian counter-ISIS meeting near Palmyra, Syria.
“We mourn the loss of three Great American Patriots in Syria, two soldiers, and one Civilian Interpreter,” Trump wrote on Truth Social.
“This was an ISIS attack against the U.S., and Syria, in a very dangerous part of Syria, that is not fully controlled by them.
“The President of Syria, Ahmed al-Sharaa, is extremely angry and disturbed by this attack. There will be very serious retaliation. Thank you for your attention to this matter!”.