Biden Orders U.S. Airstrike in Syria, Targeting Iran-Backed Militia
Biden Orders U.S. Airstrike in Syria, Targeting Iran-Backed Militia By Gordon Lubold, Nancy A. Youssef and Benoit Faucon â The Wall Street Journal.  The U.S. military launched an airstrike in Syria targeting groups affiliated with an Iran-backed militia in response to deadly rocket attacks in northern Iraq earlier this month, U.S. officials said. The strike was believed to have destroyed a string of small buildings used by militia groups to house and transport weaponry, according to one U.S. official. The Pentagon said in a statement that the attack destroyed facilities at a bo...