US military strikes Islamic State group targets in Syria

What did the US and its partner forces do?

Conducted large-scale air strikes against IS targets in Syria

What does IS stand for?

Islamic State

What are the US’s large-scale air strikes against IS targets in Syria part of?

Operation Hawkeye Strike

What does the Operation Hawkeye Strike follow?

A deadly IS attack that killed two soldiers and a civilian interpreter in mid-December

Who directed the US strikes against IS targets in Syria?

Trump

What have the US strikes against IS targets in Syria been described as?

Retaliatory and defensive

What did US strikes against IS targets in Syria aim to do?

Combat IS networks and protect US and allied forces

How many precision munitions were launched by the US against IS targets in Syria?

More than 90

How many targets were precision munitions launched at by the US against IS targets in Syria?

Over 35

How many aircrafts did the US use to strike IS targets in Syria?

More than 20

Examples of aircrafts that the US use to strike IS targets in Syria?

F-15Es, A-10s, AC-130Js, MQ-9 drones, and Jordanian F-16s

Have details on casualties or specific strike locations by the US against IS targets in Syria been confirmed?

No

What did Pete Hegseth emphasize?

The Operation Hawkeye Strike’s message of retribution

Profession of Pete Hegseth:

Defence Secretary

What did Pete Hegseth say?

The US would find and kill anyone harming its forces

How many IS members have the US and allied troops killed or captured since December?

25

How many missions have been conducted to kill and capture IS members by the US and allied troops since December?

11

What did earlier phases of Operation Hawkeye Strike include?

Major joint strike with Jordanian forces

What did the major joint strike with Jordanian forces in the early phases of Operation Hawkeye Strike target?

More than 70 IS sites

How many precision weapons did the major joint strike between Operation Hawkeye Strike and Jordanian forces use?

Over 100

What do the US strikes on IS targets in Syria take place against?

Backdrop of continued instability in Syria

What does the continued instability in Syria follow?

Collapse of Bashar al-Assad’s regime

When did Bashar al-Assad’s regime collapse?

Late 2024

Who became the new president of Syria after the collapse of Bashar al-Assad’s regime in late 2024?

Ahmed al-Sharaa (Abu Mohammed al-Jolani)

What has happened to the IS since Ahmed al-Sharaa became president?

Weakened

What does the IS continue to do despite being largely weakened by the rise of Ahmed al-Sharaa as new president?

Carry out smaller-scale attacks

What are the smaller-scale attacks carried by the IS particularly against?

Kurdish-led forces in country’s northeast