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US Strikes ISIS Targets in Syria in Response to Killing of Americans

War Secretary Pete Hegseth said this was ‘not the beginning of a war.’
US Strikes ISIS Targets in Syria in Response to Killing of Americans
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth (L) in the Oval Office of the White House on Dec. 15, 2025. ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP via Getty Images
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U.S. forces launched a “massive strike” on the ISIS terrorist group’s infrastructure and weapons sites in Syria on Dec. 19, according to U.S. Central Command.
“This is not the beginning of a war — it is a declaration of vengeance,” War Secretary Pete Hegseth wrote in an X post on Friday.
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