The US plans to attack the locations of the terrorist group “Islamic State” (an organization banned in Russia) in Syria within weeks. This was reported by NBC News, citing sources.
On December 20, US President Donald Trump announced a large-scale attack on terrorist locations in Syria in response to the attack on US troops that occurred last week.
“The goal of the operation is to destroy the places where IS is trying to restore its capabilities, eliminating these forces and their bases on a large scale,” the statement said.
Axios journalist Barak Ravid, citing sources in the Trump administration, reported that the US informed Israel in advance before attacking terrorists in Syria.
On December 13, Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said two US soldiers and a civilian interpreter suffered non-life-threatening injuries in the Syrian city of Palmyra during an operation against the Islamic State. Three more Americans were injured. The military ministry said the attack on the army was carried out as a result of an ambush set up by a fighter of a terrorist organization. He was eliminated. Trump then promised that “severe retaliatory measures” would be taken following ISIS's actions against US troops in Syria.
