US carries out 'massive' strike against IS in Syria

The US says it struck dozens of targets across Syria in response to last week's deadly Islamic State attack on US forces there.

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The US Central Command (Centcom) said fighter jets, attack helicopters and artillery "struck more than 70 targets at multiple locations across central Syria". Aircraft from Jordan were also involved.

It said the operation "employed more than 100 precision munitions" targeting known IS infrastructure and weapons sites.

President Donald Trump said "we are striking very strongly" against IS strongholds, following the 13 December IS ambush in the city of Palmyra in which two US soldiers and a US civilian interpreter were killed.

In a statement on X, Centcom – which directs American military operations in the Middle East, north-east Africa, central and southern Asia – said Operation Hawkeye Strike was launched at 16:00 Eastern Time (21:00 GMT) on Friday.