Even if the U.S. completely destroyed the Islamic State in Syria, another jihad group would arise. As long as there are believers in the Qur’an and Sunnah, there will be jihadis. No one, other than a few Christian apologists and critics of Islam, dares do anything to disabuse them of their Islam. One of those jihadis is Ahmed al-Sharaa, but even as the president ordered these strikes, he continues not to acknowledge that.
“US hits ISIS in Syria with large retaliatory strikes, officials say,” by Idrees Ali and Phil Stewart, Reuters, December 21, 2025:
Dec 19 (Reuters) – The U.S. military launched large-scale strikes against dozens of Islamic State targets in Syria on Friday in retaliation for an attack on American personnel, U.S. officials said.
A U.S.-led coalition has been carrying out airstrikes and ground operations in Syria targeting Islamic State suspects in recent months, often with the involvement of Syria’s security forces.
President Donald Trump had vowed to retaliate after a suspected ISIS attack killed U.S. personnel last weekend in Syria.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the strikes targeted “ISIS fighters, infrastructure, and weapons sites” and that the operation was “OPERATION HAWKEYE STRIKE.”
“This is not the beginning of a war — it is a declaration of vengeance,” Hegseth said. “Today, we hunted and we killed our enemies. Lots of them. And we will continue,” he added….
rick says
Bottom line is always the same with Muslim Jihadists. How many were killed? Low numbers = not an efficient operation. Large numbers = ISIS was really hurt.
How about giving more weapons to the Kurds who really know how to thin ISIS ranks.
Walter Sieruk says
A US massive airstrike against ISIS in Syria is the way that those Muslim savages of should be dealt with.
The might of being on the receiving end of a powerful military might is the only language that those Muslim terrorists of ISIS are able to understand. As Thomas Jefferson, had so, rightly ,declared “With every barbarous people….force is law.”
Peter Williamson says
A very good small beginning. All free nations should combine in a concerted effort to destroy Islamic terrorists world wide
OLD GUY says
That might cure the problem.
Infidel lover says
Merry Christmas!!
gravenimage says
US hits Islamic State in Syria with large retaliatory strikes, but the jihadis will be back
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Sadly true…
Winston 101 says
Merry Christmas to all!
My questions are:
Why were U.S. forces in Syria ,to risk death, in the first place?
Was it to back al-Sharaa?
Why is the U.S. leading a coalition to support any Islamic State?
The U.S. doesn’t have troops in Israel. So why in Syria?
Any Islamic State has the same ultimate Strategy. The same Strategy they’ve had for the last 1400 years. To establish the Islamic World Caliphate. So all is for Allah.
I recognize that some Muslims want to have nation states, e.g. Syria, Turkey,Saudi Arabia, et. al.
and other Muslims, like the ISIS types, want to go directly for a World Caliphate without nation States.
That appears to be what’s behind the al-Sharaa Vs. ISIS war in Syria.
But let’s imagine that team “Nations States” wins. Then what? Then the battle among the Islamic Nation States will be among themselves as to who gets to Govern the World Caliphate. Like the battle between the Turks and the Arabs in WWI. as portrayed in “Lawrence Of Arabia”.
Why is the U.S. involving our troops in this Islamic process?
Isn’t the blood of our soldiers, the treasure of our taxpayers and the might and resources of our military, being used to establish yet another an Islamic Government in the world?
Another Islamic Government that can train Jihadi’s to kill Americans wherever they can?
Remember the mujahideen of Afghanistan and some guy named Osama bin Laden? The Wahabi clerics that spread out from Saudi Arabia preaching modern day Jihad? The Pakistan that sheltered Osama Bin Ladin ?
The United States is, and always must be, the Great Satan to Islam. And Islam will partner with anyone to achieve the goal of defeating both The Great Satan and the Little Satan, Israel. Just as Hitler and Stalin joined in a mutually beneficial pact, various forms of Islam with tactically align with each other to destroy the U.S., Israel and The West.
Especially if Islam is successful in first conquering Europe. Imagine the Nuclear Arsenals of Britain and France, and the various sites, Germany etc., that host U.S. Nukes, in the hands of Islam. Nuke sites manned by Nuclear Engineers that went to the top U.S. Universities?
That protective Atlantic Ocean doesn’t look quite so protective then.
I’m serious about the question. How does involving the U.S. troops benefit America?
Because this U.S. effort is quacking like the duck of “Nation Establishing/Building” to me.
Maybe there is a strategic reason for U.S. military involvement that I would even agree with.
Some valid tactical reason to help put a Strong Man in Syria that would benefit America.
If someone could explain this to me, I’d very much appreciate it.
Again, Merry Christmas to all at Jihad Watch.