{"id":2532412,"date":"2026-01-10T20:00:01","date_gmt":"2026-01-11T01:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/late-breaking-trump-admin-launches-airstrikes-on-isis-targets-in-syria\/"},"modified":"2026-01-10T20:01:48","modified_gmt":"2026-01-11T01:01:48","slug":"late-breaking-trump-admin-launches-airstrikes-on-isis-targets-in-syria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/late-breaking-trump-admin-launches-airstrikes-on-isis-targets-in-syria\/","title":{"rendered":"Late Breaking: Trump Admin Launches Airstrikes on ISIS Targets in Syria"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Flate-breaking-trump-admin-launches-airstrikes-on-isis-targets-in-syria%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2532412&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>U.S. central Command (CENTCOM) said it carried out large-scale airstrikes against multiple ISIS targets across Syria on Jan. 10, 2026, conducted <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-strikes-multiple-isis-targets-in-syria-in-response-to-slain-soldiers\/\" title=\"US ... ... in ... in response to slain soldiers\">alongside partner forces<\/a>.CENTCOM framed the strikes as part of an ongoing effort to eliminate threats to U.S. adn partner forces and to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/colonial-pipeline-ceo-testifies-about-response-to-ransomware-attack\/\" title=\"Colonial Pipeline CEO testifies about response to ransom...e ...\">prevent future attacks<\/a>, adding a warning-&#8220;if you harm our warfighters, we will find you and kill you anywhere in the world.&#8221; Secretary of War Pete Hegseth echoed the message on X, saying, &#8220;We will never forget, and never relent.&#8221; The action was the second round of U.S. strikes in recent weeks and follows Operation Hawkeye Strike, launched Dec. 19 at President Donald Trump&#8217;s direction after a Dec. 13 ISIS attack in Syria that killed two U.S. service members and a civilian interpreter. The Department of War referred questions to CENTCOM; the report was filed as breaking news.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Department of War carried out airstrikes against ISIS targets in Syria, U.S. Central Command announced Saturday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>CENTCOM, a unified combatant command of the Department of War, wrote in a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CENTCOM\/status\/2010089772120002721\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">statement<\/a> posted to X that it conducted &ldquo;large-scale strikes against multiple ISIS targets across Syria&rdquo; at about 12:30 p.m. EST &ldquo;alongside partner forces.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The strikes today targeted ISIS throughout Syria as part of our ongoing commitment to root out Islamic terrorism against our warfighters, prevent future attacks, and protect American and partner forces in the region. U.S. and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >coalition forces remain resolute<\/a> in pursuing terrorists who seek to harm the United States,&rdquo; CENTCOM wrote.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"zxx\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cfTSJ2Nety\">https:\/\/t.co\/cfTSJ2Nety<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CENTCOM\/status\/2010089772120002721?\">January 10, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>&ldquo;Our message remains strong: if you harm our warfighters, we will find you and kill you anywhere in the world, no matter how hard you try to evade justice,&rdquo; CENTCOM added.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Secretary of War Pete Hegseth <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/PeteHegseth\/status\/2010098924745568687?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">replied<\/a> to CENTCOM&rsquo;s statement on X, simply writing, &ldquo;We will never forget, and never relent.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">We will never forget, and never relent. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bX4FVwSany\">https:\/\/t.co\/bX4FVwSany<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Pete Hegseth (@PeteHegseth) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PeteHegseth\/status\/2010098924745568687?\">January 10, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The Saturday operation marked the second time in weeks the U.S. launched strikes against the radical Islamic terror group in Syria.<\/p>\n<p>At President Donald Trump&rsquo;s direction, CENTCOM <a href=\"https:\/\/www.af.mil\/News\/Article-Display\/Article\/4365832\/centcom-launches-operation-hawkeye-strike-against-isis-in-syria\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">launched<\/a> strikes Dec. 19 against over 70 ISIS targets across central Syria, marking the beginning of Operation Hawkeye Strike. The operation was a direct response to a Dec. 13 ISIS attack in Syria which killed two U.S. service members and one U.S. civilian.<\/p>\n<p>The terror group <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2025\/12\/15\/iowa-national-guardsmen-killed-syria-identified\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">killed<\/a> two Iowa National Guardsmen &mdash; Sgt. Edgar Brian Torres Tovar, 25, and Sgt. William Nathaniel Howard, 29 &mdash; and a civilian interpreter in the Middle Eastern country.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This was an ISIS attack against the U.S., and Syria, in a very dangerous part of Syria, that is not fully controlled by them,&rdquo; Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/115713778827349150\" data-mrf-link=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/115713778827349150\">wrote<\/a> on , adding that Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa was &ldquo;extremely angry and disturbed by this attack.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There will be very serious retaliation,&rdquo; the president added.<\/p>\n<p>The Department of War referred the Daily Caller News Foundation to CENTCOM&rsquo;s X post when contacted for comment.<\/p>\n<p><em>This is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-grants-26-pardons-and-3-commutations-includes-numerous-prominent-names\/\" title=\"Trump Grants 26 Pardons And 3 Commutations, Includes Numerous Prominent Names\">breaking news story<\/a> and will be updated.<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"disclaimer\">\n<p><em>All content created by the Daily Caller News Foundation, an independent and nonpartisan newswire service, is available without charge to any legitimate news publisher that can provide a large audience. 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