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Friday’s strikes were retaliation for an attack that killed two U.S. soldiers and an American civilian interpreter last week, Trump administration officials said, meant to “eliminate” Islamic State fighters and weapons sites. The attack hit 70 targets across central Syria using, among other weapons, fighter jets from Jordan and Apache helicopters, an official said. There are currently roughly 1,000 U.S. troops in the Syria. “This is not the beginning of a war,” Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said.

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