Operation Hawkeye: US Airstrikes on ISIS in Syria
Why in the news
The United States struck ISIS positions in Syria after a deadly ambush at Palmyra took two American soldiers and one civilian interpreter.
Key facts
- Operation: Hawkeye, a US-led counter-terrorism effort using air and precision strikes on ISIS fighters and infrastructure.
- Launched: December 2025, under President Donald Trump.
- Executed by: US Central Command (CENTCOM).
About Syria
- Sovereign Middle Eastern country after a 13-year civil war (2011-2024); interim government under President Ahmed al-Sharaa.
- Capital: Damascus, among the oldest continuously inhabited cities.
- South-West Asia; link between the Levant and Mesopotamia.
- Neighbours: Turkey, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Israel.
Exam angle
- Operation and country targeted: Hawkeye, Syria.
- Executing command: CENTCOM.