WATCH: U.S. CENTCOM releases footage of retaliatory airstrikes against ISIS.
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After an attack took the lives of two American soldiers, as well as their interpreter, last week, the U.S. military responded with “Operation Hawkeye Storm” — striking more than 70 targets across Syria. pic.twitter.com/u6hOIOneKM
The Fox News X post shares footage released by U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) of retaliatory airstrikes against ISIS in Syria.
These strikes, part of Operation Hawkeye Strike (named after Iowa's "Hawkeye State" nickname to honor the fallen soldiers), targeted over 70 ISIS sites across central Syria on December 19, 2025. The operation used more than 100 precision munitions delivered by U.S. fighter jets (including F-15s and A-10s), attack helicopters (Apaches), HIMARS rocket systems, and was supported by Jordanian aircraft.It was a direct response to a December 13 attack in Palmyra, Syria, where a lone gunman (suspected of ISIS sympathies) killed two Iowa National Guard soldiers — Sgt. William Howard (29) and Sgt. Edgar Torres-Tovar (25) — along with a civilian interpreter, Ayad Mansoor Sakat, and wounded three others.President Trump ordered the strikes, vowing "very serious retaliation," while Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth described it as a "declaration of vengeance" to degrade ISIS capabilities without escalating to broader war. The new Syrian government supported the operation, and some reports note at least five ISIS members killed in related actions.The attached video appears to be infrared/night-vision footage showing multiple explosions, smoke plumes, and impacts on targets (typical of military-released strike videos, which can look abstract or unclear to viewers).Reactions on X range from praise for the military ("Justice served," "Good job") to criticism or questions ("What exactly are we looking at?" or broader anti-intervention comments).Sources across outlets (Fox News, CNN, Reuters, Al Jazeera, NYT) confirm the details, though some note uncertainty about the attacker's direct ISIS ties (he was in Syrian security forces but suspected of jihadist links; ISIS did not claim responsibility).
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