Military forces reportedly conducted strikes in Syria on ISIS targets, amid President Donald Trump's vow of revenge on the terror group for the deaths of two U.S. soldiers in the country last week. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
"This is not the beginning of a war — it is a declaration of vengeance," he added. "The United States of America, under President Trump’s leadership, will never hesitate and never relent to defend our people."
The secretary noted that anyone targeting Americans anywhere in the world will spend the rest of their days watching over their shoulder and will be targeted for death.
Trump vowed revenge on the terror group after the soldiers – Sgt. Edgar Brian Torres-Tovar, 25, of Des Moines, Iowa, and Sgt. William Nathaniel Howard, 29, of Marshalltown, Iowa, were killed Saturday while conducting a key leader engagement, part of their mission in support of ongoing counter-ISIS/counter-terrorism operations in the region.
A split image of an ISIS member holding the ISIS Syria flag and U.S. President Donald Trump. (History/Universal Images Group via Getty Images and Daniel Heuer / AFP via Getty Images)
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