US Carries Out Major Airstrikes on ISIS Targets in Syria

Brief By Newsbrief / 3:31 PM on 20 Dec 2025

The United States military carried out large-scale airstrikes on ISIS targets across Syria on Friday, responding to a recent attack that killed two US soldiers and an American interpreter. The action followed President Donald Trump’s pledge of retaliation. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the strikes hit ISIS fighters, infrastructure, and weapons sites, calling it vengeance, not war, against extremists abroad.