Between 3 February and 12 February 2026, U.S. forces carried out 10 airstrikes against more than 30 Islamic State targets in Syria, part of an ongoing campaign to apply “relentless military pressure” on the extremist group’s remnants, U.S. Central Command said.
The strikes targeted infrastructure and weapons storage sites and used precision munitions delivered by fixed-wing, rotary-wing, and unmanned aircraft.
The operation, known as Operation Hawkeye Strike, was launched after a Dec. 13 ambush near Palmyra that killed two U.S. soldiers — Sgt. Edgar Brian Torres-Tovar and Sgt. William Nathaniel Howard — and an American civilian interpreter, Ayad Mansoor Sakat.
As part of the campaign, American and partner forces have killed or captured at least 50 ISIS operatives and struck more than 100 infrastructure targets since late December.
The strikes come amid broader shifts in U.S. policy in Syria, including the transfer of thousands of ISIS detainees from Syrian to Iraqi custody for prosecution and the handover of the long-standing U.S. al-Tanf base to local forces.
Syrian government forces have taken control of the base previously operated by U.S. troops, reflecting changing dynamics in the region.