The US launched an air strike on Syria. Defense Secretary Hegseth said on Friday that this move fulfilled President Trump's promise to avenge the two murdered US soldiers. In a post on social networking platform X, Hegseth said, “This is not the beginning of a war, but a declaration of revenge. Today, we hunted down and destroyed our enemies. A lot of people. We will continue to do that.” The Pentagon quoted Hegses' post, and the White House has yet to respond to a request for comment. Trump previously vowed to inflict a “major blow” on the militants who launched a deadly attack on the US military in Syria. He blamed the “Islamic State” group for the attack. Last Saturday, two US Army soldiers and an American interpreter were attacked and killed during an anti-terrorist operation in the Syrian city of Palmyra.

The US launched an air strike on Syria. Defense Secretary Hegseth said on Friday that this move fulfilled President Trump's promise to avenge the two murdered US soldiers. In a post on social networking platform X, Hegseth said, “This is not the beginning of a war, but a declaration of revenge. Today, we hunted down and destroyed our enemies. A lot of people. We will continue to do that.” The Pentagon quoted Hegses' post, and the White House has yet to respond to a request for comment. Trump previously vowed to inflict a “major blow” on the militants who launched a deadly attack on the US military in Syria. He blamed the “Islamic State” group for the attack. Last Saturday, two US Army soldiers and an American interpreter were attacked and killed during an anti-terrorist operation in the Syrian city of Palmyra.