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The U.S. military says it carried out airstrikes in eastern Syria that targeted areas used by militias backed by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard

Washington says strikes intended to limit the risk of escalation and minimize the risk of casualties - Click the link for more details

US forces have targeted a base operated by Iranian allies in eastern Syria after an attack near a US base last week.

In an effort to "protect and defend U.S. personnel," the U.S. military said it carried out airstrikes in Syria targeting areas used by militias backed by Iran's Revolutionary Guard.

The US carried out airstrikes in Deir Ez-Zor targeting facilities used by militia backed by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard. It was "necessary to protect and defend US personnel," said the US military's Central Command.

The U.S. military said early Wednesday it carried out airstrikes in eastern Syria that targeted areas used by militias backed by Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard.

The U.S. military says it carried out airstrikes in eastern Syria that targeted areas used by militias backed by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard.

Joe Biden recently ordered US troops to conduct airstrikes against the Iranian-backed groups in Syria, after a week several US rockets landed at a military base in Syria housing the troops. Col. Joe Buccino, a representative of Central Command said, "At President Biden's direction, US military forces conducted precision airstrikes in Deir ez-Zor Syria today. "These precision strikes are intended to defend and protect US forces from attacks like the ones on August 15 against US per...

The U.S. military did not identify the targets nor offer any casualty figures from the strikes.

The U.S. military says it carried out airstrikes in eastern Syria that targeted areas used by militias backed by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard