US strikes dozens of Islamic State

The ​U.S. military has launched airstrikes against dozens of Islamic State targets in Syria on Friday in retaliation for ⁠an attack on U.S. personnel.
The attacks come after President Donald Trump vowed to retaliatea fter an attack on U.S. personnel last weekend in Syria by a suspected Islamic State ⁠member.
A U.S. official, speaking on the condition of anonymity, described the strikes as a large-scale response that included strikes against targets across central Syria.
Two U.S. Army soldiers and a civilian interpreter ⁠were killed on Saturday in the central Syrian town of Palmyra by an attacker who targeted a convoy of American and Syrian ⁠forces before being shot dead.
Three other U.S. soldiers were also wounded in the attack.