{"id":38760,"date":"2015-08-05T17:24:02","date_gmt":"2015-08-05T17:24:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2015\/08\/05\/us-launches-1st-strike-into-syria-from-turkey\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T23:09:51","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T23:09:51","slug":"us-launches-1st-strike-into-syria-from-turkey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/air\/2015\/08\/05\/us-launches-1st-strike-into-syria-from-turkey\/","title":{"rendered":"US Launches 1st Strike Into Syria From Turkey"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON \u2014 On Tuesday, an unmanned system took off from Incirlik Air Base, flew into Syria and launched a military strike against the Islamic State group, marking the first US strike from inside Turkey since a new agreement paved the way for use of Turkish airbases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pentagon spokesman Capt. 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