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Jordanian Armed Forces / Royal Jordanian Air Force

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Hawkeye strike: a Palmyra ambush drags the U.S. back into big-ticket warfighting in Syria

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Jordan publicly confirmed Royal Jordanian Air Force participation in the U.S.-led strike package and framed the mission as preventing extremists from exploiting southern Syria as launch pads.

In the first post-strike readout of “Operation Hawkeye Strike,” Jordan confirmed its air force flew alongside U.S. forces in the retaliatory package that hit 70+ ISIS targets across central Syria. While CENTCOM has not released a formal casualty count, multiple reports citing the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights and AFP put ISIS losses at at least five, including a cell leader tied to drone activity in the east.

Updated Dec 21, 2025