On Sunday, the Pentagon announced that it had carried out two strikes in Syria and one in Iraq on facilities used by a pair of militias known as Kata'ib Hezbollah and Kata'ib Sayyid al-Shuhada.
The why: The Pentagon said the targets were “operational and weapons storage” facilities the militia used for drone strikes against U.S. personnel and facilities.
U.S. military officials have been sounding the alarm on militia drone strikes for months.
“They believe they can carry out attacks at a fairly low level that won’t provoke a response, yet will create enough friction that will eventually induce us to leave,” U.S. Central Command chief Gen. Frank McKenzie said in May. “I think it’s a dangerous situation.”