US launches strikes on Isis targets in Syria in retaliation for ambush
Donald Trump had promised to hit back after two soldiers and a civilian interpreter were killed in an attack last week
Donald Trump had promised to hit back after two soldiers and a civilian interpreter were killed in an attack last week

Trump told reporters over the weekend that he was mourning the deaths and vowed retaliation

The president has stepped up attacks on ISIS in recent weeks after saying the U.S. should have ‘nothing to do with’ Syria

Attack on US forces occurred as soldiers were conducting ‘key leader engagement’ as part of a larger counter-terrorism operation

The Trump administration has ramped up its campaign, reportedly using 90 precision munitions on more than 35 targets

The attacks come a week after three Americans, including two US soldiers, were killed in Syria's Palmyra.

The strike was on an underground facility in Syria which had been occupied by ISIS