US conducts ‘large-scale’ strikes in Syria

The Pentagon says IS was targeted after the December killing of two American soldiers

US Central Command said American and partner forces carried out strikes against Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS) targets across Syria in response to a deadly December attack.

US forces conducted the attack as part of Operation Hawkeye Strikes, launched on December 19 following an ambush near Palmyra in which a jihadist fighter killed two American...