American AH-64 Apache attack helicopters, used in the U.S. strike on Syria. (Credit: AFP/U.S. Air Force)
“This isn’t the beginning of a war. It’s a declaration of vengeance,” U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said in a message posted on social media on Friday.Hours earlier, Washington had carried out a series of airstrikes in Syria, supported by the Jordanian Air Force, targeting about 70 sites identified by the Pentagon as housing Islamic State (ISIS) infrastructure and weapons. The strikes hit locations in central and northeastern Syria, including areas around the provinces of Homs, Deir al-Zor and Raqqa.According to Rami Abdel Rahman, director of the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, “at least five ISIS members” were killed in Deir al-Zor province, including the head of a cell responsible for drone operations in the area. "We hit the ISIS thugs in Syria… It was very successful," U.S. President Donald Trump said. Zooming...
“This isn’t the beginning of a war. It’s a declaration of vengeance,” U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said in a message posted on social media on Friday.Hours earlier, Washington had carried out a series of airstrikes in Syria, supported by the Jordanian Air Force, targeting about 70 sites identified by the Pentagon as housing Islamic State (ISIS) infrastructure and weapons. The strikes hit locations in central and northeastern Syria, including areas around the provinces of Homs, Deir al-Zor and Raqqa.According to Rami Abdel Rahman, director of the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, “at least five ISIS members” were killed in Deir al-Zor province, including the head of a cell responsible for drone operations in the area. "We hit the ISIS thugs in Syria… It was very successful," U.S. President Donald Trump...
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