DWEIL'A, Syria -- At a church in Syria where a suicide attack killed 25 people in June, hundreds of worshippers gathered before Christmas to remember those they lost and reaffirm their faith.

Jordan confirmed that its air force took part in the U.S. air strikes "targeting several ISIS positions in southern Syria."

Trump said the U.S. was targeting "the murderous terrorists responsible" for the deaths of two U.S. Army soldiers and a civilian interpreter.

The U.S. military launched retaliatory strikes on Friday against ISIS targets in Syria, according to a statement issued by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on social media.

Hacked communications and a social media analysis reveal how former regime leaders are trying to arm fighters and exert influence as far away as Washington.

The US struck multiple targets in Syria on Friday that the US military tied to ISIS as retaliation for the recent attack that killed two American service members there, according to two US officials.

Howard, Torres-Tovar and Sakat were killed in the city of Palmyra in central Syria. They were deployed to the country as part of Operation Inherent Resolve, a military task force the Defense Department established in 2014 to combat the rise of ISIS in the region.

Sharaa, a longtime Islamist militant, and has provided weapons, intelligence and cash to militiamen at odds with his rule.