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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Maanvi Singh and agencies

US launches airstrikes against dozens of Islamic State targets in Syria

a man salutes as soldiers carry a casket
At Dover air force base in Delaware on Wednesday, Trump salutes as army personnel carry the body of Ayad Mansoor Sakat, the interpreter who was killed in Syria. Photograph: Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images

The US military launched airstrikes against dozens of Islamic State targets in Syria on Friday in retaliation for an attack on US personnel, two US officials have said.

The attacks came after Donald Trump vowed to hit back after an attack last weekend in Syria by a suspected Islamic State member.

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