The airstrikes on ISIS targets are being conducted in response to the killing of two U.S. Army soldiers and an civilian contractor by a lone terrorist in Palmyra, Syria.

The US struck multiple targets in Syria on Friday that the US military tied to ISIS as retaliation for the recent attack that killed two American service members there, according to two US officials.

Two soldiers and a civilian interpreter were killed while supporting counterterror operations, the Pentagon said. They are the first U.S. casualties in Syria since the fall of the dictator Bashar al-Assad.

Deadly Syria attack kills two U.S. service members, intensifying pressure on Trump to reassess counter-ISIS strategy and partnership with Ahmed al-Sharaa.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has announced the start of an operation to “eliminate ISIS fighters, infrastructure, and weapons sites” in Syria following the deaths of three U.S. citizens.

The U.S. launched a deadly attack in Syria on Friday, hitting multiple targets, according to Secretary of War Pete Hegseth.

It’s been a dark few days, and we plan to spend significant time discussing atrocities around the world, from Australia to our show shores. But first, three Americans — two U.S. soldiers, and a civilian interpreter — were killed in Syria over the weekend, murdered by ISIS terrorists who continue to operate within that country.