Trump's Forces Strike 30 Islamic State Sites in Syria Following Palmyra Ambush
USA forces completed Operation Hawkeye Strike against 30 Islamic State targets in Syria while finishing the transfer of 5,700 detainees to Iraq on Friday.The military actions served as retaliation for a December ambush in Palmyra that killed Edgar Brian Torres-Tovar, William Nathaniel Howard, and Ayad Mansoor Sakat.Donald Trump authorized the strikes following reports that a former Syrian security official with extremist ties carried out the initial deadly attack.