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flag U.S. launched 70-strike barrage on ISIS in Syria after ambush killed 2 soldiers and a translator.

flag The U.S. conducted a large-scale airstrike targeting 70 ISIS sites in central Syria, marking a major military response to an ambush that killed two U.S. soldiers and a civilian interpreter near Palmyra. flag Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth called it a "declaration of vengeance," while President Trump vowed severe consequences for future attacks. flag The strikes, carried out by U.S. and allied forces using jets, helicopters, and HIMARS, targeted weapons storage and command centers in Deir ez-Zor, Raqqa, and Palmyra. flag Though Syria’s new government condemned the strikes, it reaffirmed its commitment to fighting ISIS. flag The U.S. continues to maintain a military presence in Syria, with about 1,000 troops, while shifting focus toward the Western Hemisphere, including a major naval deployment to the Caribbean. flag The victims included Sgt. flag Edgar Brian Torres-Tovar and Sgt. flag William Nathaniel Howard, along with interpreter Ayad Mansoor Sakat.

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